Congress topic – SPACES OF DIALOG FOR PLACES OF DIGNITY: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning.

Topics: - Firm performance and growth determinants - Short-run economic factors and the crisis - Internationalisation and competitiveness - Innovation and market structure - SME´s

Topics: - The impact of demographics in higher education networks - Higher education and regional development - Public policies and higher education networks - Efficiency vs equity of higher education networks and institutions - Financing higher education - Higher education networks and the job...

We invite researchers, practitioners, public administration officers and students to actively participate and present communications addressing topics such as: - Regional innovation systems and specific challenges for EU regions under Innovation Union commitments; - Frontier versus follower...

In line with traditions, RENT XXII will be organised in order to stimulate dialogue and reflections about the importance of Entrepreneurship as an engine for Regional Development. The main theme for the 22nd Annual RENT Conference is: Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Regional...