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Inno­v­a­tive Regional Development

Scope 4 ECTS (1 ECTS=27 hours)

Info

Regional devel­op­ment is a crucial part of improv­ing the circum­stances for citi­zens. There are issues that can be solved with espe­cially in sparsely popu­lated areas and very densely popu­lated areas. Success­ful regional devel­op­ment requires coop­er­a­tion between munic­i­pal­i­ties, compa­nies and civil society.

You under­stand the concepts of sustain­abil­ity and bio economy, resource wisdom and how they affect regional devel­op­ment. You also under­stand the impor­tance of inno­va­tion devel­op­ment and entre­pre­neur­ship in regional development.

Content

  • Concepts of sustain­able devel­op­ment and sustain­abil­ity in inno­va­tion development
  • Ecosys­tem approach in inno­va­tion development
  • Inno­va­tion methods and tools for regional development
  • Excur­sion and hackathon. 
  • Main task on the course is to partic­i­pate in the hackathon.

Target audi­ence

– For Busi­ness: Experts working in rele­vant fields

– For Educa­tion: Leaders, experts at all levels, 3rd or 4th year students of the associated/applicable involved degree programs

Avail­abil­ity January-June and upon request yearly

Trainer

Senior Lecturer Pertti Laiti­nen ([email protected])

Inter­ested? Contact for more info

Kha Trinh (Katri) Truong

Global Educa­tion Officer

+358 504730750 (What­sApps, Viber, Zalo, Skype)

[email protected]

www.karelia.fi