İstanbul Avrupa Araştırmaları Derneği (IAAD) is a not-for-profit project-based civil society organisation situated in Istanbul, Turkiye, and aims at contributing to initiatives driven by the radical vision of science-enabled technologies aiming at generating more Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies. Today, IAAD gathers a track record of 23 EU funded projects from the ERASMUS+ and Horizon 2020 Programmes. IAAD excellence is centered on Social Sciences and Humanities. In the project Cities2030, IAAD brings competences on multi actors engagement, connection and empowerment, social impact monitoring and assessment, CRFS Labs, and System Thinking methodologies.