organized by The Institute of Economics, Zagreb (EIZ)

The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, a research institute with a long tradition in economic research in Croatia, is organizing an international conference on The Role of Europe’s Industry in the 21st Century. The conference intends to bring together experts from academia, international institutions, central banks, government institutions and the private sector to discuss the future of industry in the European Union and South East Europe.… Read the rest

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Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany

Further information: here!!!

Planning and Governance

The philosophy of the whole master programme ‘Spatial Planning‘ is based on the understanding of planning as a multi-disciplinary discipline. The courses and the projects in the specialization seek to bridge international theories of structural change and spatial transformation with the practice of governance in post-industrial regions.… Read the rest

September 12th to 13th 2013

Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany

The conference ‚Cities Regrowing Smaller‘ is dealing with one of the main challenges of contemporary urban development in many industrialized countries. At the beginning of the 21^st century, the shrinking cities phenomenon is widespread in Europe and worldwide. In the affected areas, several causes for population loss can be traced, such as demographic change, outmigration, structural changes in the economy, and suburbanization.… Read the rest

Please find all the information in: http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=34334&lang=pt

Applications can be submitted in the period from 26^th February to 15^th March 2013.… Read the rest

Extended deadline for submissions until 28th of February 2013!!!

The call for paper and panel proposals so far has attracted considerable attention (some 60 proposals are now in). Nevertheless there is still room for additional proposals. Therefore the *deadline for submissions* has been extended one final time and will be closed definitively at *28 February*.… Read the rest

15th to 23rd July 2013 at De Montfort University, Leicester, England

Applications are now open at www.dmu.ac.uk/euroloc until the 31st of May 2013

Since autumn 2012 EUROLOC and EURA have joined forces and now organize their common annual Summer School in Local Government and Governance Studies (see http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/soz/avps/euroloc_neu/home/index.html).

The 2013 Euroloc / EURA Summer School will be held at De Montfort University, Leicester, England and will be hosted by the Department of Politics and Public Policy and the Department’s Local Governance Research Unit (LGRU).… Read the rest

Call for paper: Deadline January 14^th, 2013.

In the last decades,we have all witnessed a series of dramatic,universalchanges and deve­l opments affecting cities – urban networks and hierarchies, urban space and morphology, urban environment, urban economy, urban society. Strong new conditions such as economic globalisation, European integration,post-industrialnew economies, consciousness of envi­ ronmental degradation and the new requirements of green design and sustainable develop­ ment,high technologies and information societies,high mobility of individuals and time and space compression, legaland illegalmigrations and multi-ethnic European urban societies, culturaldiversity and individualisation in post-modern societies.… Read the rest

Intercultural competence has always been essential to human relations. In today’s globalized world, where societies are increasingly challenged by multiculturalism, an active employment of intercultural skills at all levels of all societies is becoming more and more necessary to achieve understanding between cultures. Today’s societies are increasingly intertwined by technology and by movements of peoples. They are continually challenged by a fast pace of life and resulting sudden changes that bring about a need to constantly evolve and quickly adapt to new transformations.… Read the rest

Throughout the world, and especially in the Global South, urbanisation is a dominant trend. As a result, the number of Megacities is continuously rising. Within the context of climate change, Megacities play a significant role on a global level, as they are both massive contributors to as well as victims of the phenomenon. Therefore, future Megacities are a crucial arena for sustainable development and need to become active drivers of climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as energy and resource efficiency.… Read the rest