Da. Rosa M. Garcia Teruel, postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO Housing Chair, participates in the round table “Blockchain: is it really being applied in real estate? For what purpose? ” at the SIMA Pro Real Estate Conferece on November 18, 1 p.m. Dr. Garcia Teruel will explain how digital assets can be used in real estate. The program is available on the following website: https://simapro.net/programa-simapro-2020/
The Chair collaborates with the Conference organized by the Reus City Council “Online Conference: Who has the key to housing in Reus?” next November 18 at 5:00 p.m. through Teams.
All the information is in: https://www.reus.cat/agenda/jornada20201118
Call for papers: kick-off webinar of the group “Housing and New Technologies” – European Network for Housing Research
The kick-off webinar of the working group “Housing and New Technologies of the European Network for Housing Research will take place on 20th January 2021. This virtual seminar, coordinated by Prof. Michel Vols (University of Groningen) and by Dr. Rosa M. Garcia-Teruel (UNESCO Housing Chair, URV), will cover the following topics related to housing and new technologies: real estate crowdfunding, blockchain, big data, data protection and smart homes, IoT, AI and ML techniques, 3d printing, etc. Those researchers interested in presenting their papers may submit an abstract before the 20th November by sending an email to rosamaria.garciat@urv.cat.
The provisional programme and more information may be found at the following link: https://housing.urv.cat/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CfP-Housing-New-Tech.pdf
Dr. Héctor Simón has taken part in the Round Table of the “VII Conference on Cooperativism and Solidarity Economy. The housing cooperative on assigment of use”, organized by the Faculty of Legal Sciences of University Rovira i Virgili, URV Emprèn and Coopcamp, which was held on 12 November 2020. Dr. Simón explained the pros and cons of housing cooperatives on assigment of use and whether they could be an alternative to home ownership and tenancy.
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar speaks for the Diari de Tarragona about “La nueva ley de los alquileres desincentiva la rehabilitación en Tarragona”. Diari de Tarragona. 09/11/2020.
The Diputació de Tarragona collaborates with the project of the Chair “Comprehensive analysis of housing policies in Southern Catalonia (base of a future Housing Observatory of Southern Catalonia)”.
Interview with Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar about Homelessness in the TVE Catalunya News. 11/07/2020.
In minute 13 to: https://www.rtve.es/m/alacarta/videos/linformatiu/linformatiu04112020/5707453/
Next November 12 at 6:00 p.m. (Spanish time) will take place the 11th International Workshop “Housing: right, asset and territory”. All the information is in: https://housing.urv.cat/en/webinar-vivienda-derecho-activo-territorio-2/
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre has published the article “The coronavirus knocks at the door” in the Journal of the Col·legi d’Aparelladors, Arquitectes Tècnics i Enginyers d’Edificació de Tarragona, n. 88, 2020, pp. 7-9.
The next academic year, the UNESCO Housing Chair URV completes his training in housing with a new University Postgraduate in Housing Policies, unique in its kind. He joins the postgraduate course in mediation and the course of real estate agents, both approved and going for its 8th edition.
The teaching of the Postgraduate in Housing Policies will be virtual and pre-registration is now open. The program are in: https://housing.urv.cat/portada/docencia/postgrau-en-politiques-dhabitatge/
