mesopartner invites you to our ...
6th International Summer Academy on Local Econmic Development
from the 26th to 30th of July 2010 in Duisburg, Germany
The Academy is an annual learning event that aims at practitioners in local and regional economic development.
Please have a look at the
- flyer and the program
- registration form
- reports on earlier Summer Academies (in the right column)
Participating in our Academy gives you
- insights into the latest learning on territorial development
- an understanding of robust tools for use in territorial development
- an opportunity to exchange your experience with other practitioners in the field.
The mesopartner Academy uses innovative, highly interactive formats that create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience. The detailed program of the Academy this summer can be find in the attached flyer.
Some topics are the following:
- Understanding competitiveness from a systemic perspective
- Promotion of innovation in poor and thriving regions
- LED methods and tools for interventions in different economic realities
- Value chains and business-driven strategies
- Making markets and networks work in territories
- Overcoming conflicts and communication barriers in LED
The event will be completed with visits to structural change projects and events in the former coal and steel Ruhr Valley region. The region has been nominated as the "European Capital of Culture 2010 ("Ruhr 2010")
Please send your registration form or any further questions to our colleague Ute D. Mayer.