Put the economy in place in Upplandsbygd
On April 22, Upplandsbygd and the Department of Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences invite you to an inspirational meeting about local economics.
About the event
Emil Sandström, associate professor and lecturer in rural development with a focus on natural resource management, will lecture to the Upplandsbygd board, members and network participants, as well as students at Ultuna on April 22. The event is intended for those of you who are interested in learning more about local economics in theory, but at the same time building on the issue in practice through discussion. The event is also aimed at you as a student who wants to learn more about what kind of work Leader Upplandsbygd does and how it is related to the issue of local economies.
Program
Pass 1 – THEME: Local economy in Upplandsbygd
Time: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
About the event
Emil Sandström, Erik Melin and Jenny Kangas will lecture on different perspectives on local economics for Upplandsbygd's board, members, network participants and students at Ultuna on April 22nd.
Program
13.00 Intro (Ulrik Wärnsberg)
13.10 Local economy as a driving force for sustainable social change (Emil Sandström, associate professor and lecturer in rural development at SLU)
What is local economy and why is it important? How do you view local economy in theory and what can it look like in practice?
13.40 Large-scale local economy The importance of scale for rural entrepreneurship (Erik Melin, teacher and doctoral student in business administration at SLU. He is also a board member of Upplandsbygd Lokalt Ledd Utveckling)
How do entrepreneurs scale up their operations in local economies?
14.00 Upplandsbygd - the friend of the small-scale (Jenny Kangas, project manager Upplandsbygd Locally Led Development)
When entrepreneurs can work in their local community, commitment to local issues is fostered.
14.15 Question time/discussion
2:30 PM Mingle with coffee
15.00 End
📅 When?🗓 Wednesday April 22
🕔 13.00 – 15.00
🏡 Where? Campus Ultuna – in Hall S, Ulls hus
🚌 Bus lines 4, 100 & 101 leave from Uppsala Central Station
🍽️ Coffee will be offered to all those who have registered.
✨ Free of charge! Register via the form below no later than April 16th.
This meeting is part of the project We Ecopreneurs
A warm welcome to an inspiring afternoon about local economy and entrepreneurship in the rural areas of Uppland. 🌱🚜
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