Activities & expected results 1. Developing a vulnerability- opportunity model for resilient urban transformation Results: Scientific report, Policy-brief, Atlas of urban vulnerability and transformation 2. Assessment of urban challenges and transformational responses in Romania Results: case-studies, surveys, focus groups, simulations, UVI maps 3. Data collection and digital warehousing Results: Digital Data Warehouse, Digital platform 4. Establishing the CITY-FOCUS Living Lab Results: workshops, nudge experiments, scientific report, policy recommendations 5. Advancing research and stimulating scientific excellence in urban and regional studies Results: methodological seminars; short mobilities; Horizon Europe project applications; new national applications; scientific outputs (articles, book chapters, special sessions, special issues, conference papers) 6. Transferring knowledge and developing opportunities for early-stage researchers:NextGen Results: methodological seminars; workshop; short mobilities; joint papers; summer school; special sessions for young researchers