Interreg III B BSR

WP 2

Advanced Training Network on Spatial Planning

and Regional Development in BSR

Laura Ahonen

Training courses in Jyväskylä:

• Challenges of Urban and Regional Development,

March 16-18, 2005

• Innovation and Regional Economic Development,

June 1-3, 2005

• National, Regional and Interregional Programmes for

Developing Excellence, Nov. 30-Dec.2, 2005

• Spatial Planning and Regional Development - Past,

Present and Future, April 6-8, 2006

Two Summer Schools of City Planning:

• ” New Urbanity for the Existing Townscape”,August 18-28,2005

• “ Urban Scales - Adapting Architecture”, August 10-19, 2006

• Organizers: The City of Jyväskylä Urban Planning

Department, Helsinki University of Technology & the

International Federation of Housing and Planning in

co-operation

The results:

• Altogether 119 training participants from 9 BSR countries

• co-operation with Nordregio established, training activities

(dates, themes) co-ordinated

• Need for further education of spatial planners/ regional

developpers became obvious

• Advanced training network was not achieved, but can be

developed later on