UR-WISE is hosted and delivered by a single beneficiary, the Faculty of Economics at the University of Niš, working with the international research group built around the ERA Chair. The team is organised in four parts, with a Scientific Advisory Board of five international scholars alongside it. Use the map below to go straight to the part you are looking for.
Scientific direction and project management, and the link to the European Commission.
Alma Mater Honorary Professor, Department of Economics
University of Bologna, Italy
Aura Reggiani holds the UR-WISE ERA Chair. She is a specialist in spatial economics and modelling, with particular reference to the evolution and complexity of transport networks and the policies connected to them. She is a Member of the Academia Europaea and a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International, and was Full Professor of Economic Policy at Bologna from 2001 to 2021. Within UR-WISE she leads the scientific direction of the new research group and proposes the international commission for the selection of the ERA Chair team.
Full Professor, Department of Accounting, Mathematics and Informatics
Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Serbia
Jelena J. Stanković coordinates UR-WISE and leads work packages 11 and 12. She is a professor of mathematics and statistics in economics, working on quantitative economic analysis and multi-criteria decision making, with a focus on local economic development, urban labour markets and the smart, sustainable and resilient development of urban areas. She is the point of contact between the project, the team and the European Commission.
Grant agreement 101187119, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01.
Urban data analysis, urban sustainability and the evaluation of urban development.
