As Europe faces a moment of transition, the Transformation area shapes new ways of living, creating and collaborating. It challenges the unquestioned, imagines the unimaginable and explores new ways of shared responsibility, harnessing culture and creativity to drive sustainable societal change.
Rooted in the New European Bauhaus values of inclusion, beauty and sustainability, this area turns experimental ideas into practical initiatives. It provides a platform to test transformative practices - from tools, spaces and encounters to processes, ventures, business models, programmes and policies - all aimed at strengthening social cohesion and resilience.
Cities & Regions Network
The Cities & Regions Network brings together policymakers and professional associations from across Europe. Its goal is to place culture and creativity at the heart of local transformation, promoting collaboration, policy innovation and sustainable development within these sectors.
Strategic Topic Groups
Partner-led Strategic Topic Groups (STGs) act as think-do tanks, using their combined knowledge to tackle societal challenges and strengthen the cultural and creative sector. They are key in activating knowledge, shaping policy and mobilising resources to guide future strategic initiatives throughout Europe.
Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS)
The Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) strengthens cultural and creative ecosystems in Europe by specifically targeting underrepresented regions. It accomplishes this through a multi-pronged strategy that includes outreach, capacity-building initiatives and tailored support. By linking local stakeholders with EIT networks, the RIS promotes inclusive, place-based innovation and bolsters regional resilience.
Transformation Agents
EIT Culture & Creativity's Transformation Agents programme cultivates individuals who drive systemic change within the cultural and creative sectors. Through immersive learning, peer exchange and practical experimentation, participants collectively explore how to shift mindsets, reimagine structures and prototype transformative solutions.
New European Bauhaus
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) connects sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion to shape a more positive and resilient future. EIT Culture & Creativity supports this mission through collaborative programmes. Discover how we actively implement NEB values across various sectors, creating concrete pathways for transformation throughout Europe.
Resilience Roadmaps
EIT Culture & Creativity's Resilience Roadmaps programme guides cultural sector organisations, institutions and communities through uncertainty and transformation. The programme employs a systems-thinking approach to help participants assess their current standing, pinpoint weaknesses and opportunities and collaboratively develop strategies for greater cultural, social and environmental resilience.
Article type
Events
Public architects to convene around shared challenges at UIA2026 in Barcelona
Article type
Press releases
EIT Culture & Creativity opens €6 million in funding to reshape fashion and the lived environment through the NEB Academy
Article type
Events
Creative Heritage Futures: Rethinking Tourism in Urban Life
