Course for Sustainability: Strategies, Methodologies, Policies and Actions for Central and Eastern Europe

In the 2004 the 1st edition of the Course for Sustainability took place in Hungary (Budapest and Szentendre) and in Venice, at San Servolo Island.
5 training sessions were scheduled, involving government officials of six Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia:

Session	Location	Agenda
Sept 12 - 15, 2004 Environmental Management and Practices for the Sustainable Development	Hungary	download
Jul 11 - 24, 2004 Water	Venice	download
May 30 - Jun 12, 2004 Energy	Venice	download
May 2 - 15, 2004 Developing Policies, Law and Institution: Administration of Sustainable Development	Venice	download
Apr 5 - 8, 2004 The Global Environmental Situation and Strategies for Sustainable Development	Venice	download

In the 2004-2006 the 2nd edition of the Course for Sustainability took place in Hungary (Budapest and Szentendre) and in Venice, at San Servolo Island.
56 participants from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Serbia-Montenegro joined in the following training sessions:

Sessions	Location	Agenda
Oct 11 - 15, 2004 Introduction to the Concepts of Sustainable Development	Hungary	download
Nov 7 - 20, 2004 Energy and Industry	Venice	download
Feb 6 - 19, 2005 Rural Development and Natural Resources	Venice	download
Apr 17 - 30, 2005 Water	Venice	download
May 15 - 20, 2005 Urban Sustainability	Venice	download
May 22 - 28, 2005 Policy and Governance	Venice	download

Course for Sustainability: Strategies, Methodologies, Policies and Actions for Central and Eastern Europe

The 4th edition of the Course for Sustainability involved 62 participants from 11 countries i.e. Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey. 5 training sessions were organised in year 2006-2007 in Hungary (Budapest and Szentendre) and in Venice, at San Servolo Island as follow:

Module	Location	Agenda
Oct 9 - 18, 2006 Sustainable Development: Introduction and Analysis	Hungary	download
Jan 22 - Feb 2, 2007 Energy and Industry	Venice	download
Feb 26 - Mar 9, 2007 Sustainable Urban Settlement	Venice	download
April 30 -  May 9, 2007 Rural Development and Natural Resources	Venice	download
Jul 9 - 13, 2007 Sustainability in Practice	Venice	download

Course for Sustainability: Strategies, Methodologies, Policies and Actions for Central and Eastern Europe

In 2005-2006 the 3th edition of the Course for Sustainability took place in Hungary (Szentendre and Budapest) and Venice, at San Servolo Island. Ten countries were involved in the course: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey.

54 participants joined in the following training sessions:

Module	Location	Agenda
Oct 10-19, 2005 Sustainable Development: Introduction and Analysis	Hungary	download
Jan 23 - Feb 3, 2006 Energy and Industry	Venice	download
Mar 20 - 31, 2006 Sustainable Urban Settlement	Venice	download
May 2 - 12, 2006 Rural Development and Natural Resources	Venice	downolad
Sept 18 - 22, 2006 Sustainability in Practice	Venice	download

 

Moreover, in September 2006 the first Alumni Conference was organised. The aim of the Alumni Conference is make the policies and programmes of participants’ governments more sustainable - environmentally, socially and economically; a second goal is to reinforce and encourage the use of the personal relationships fostered among course alumni and project partners. Purpose of Alumni Conference is also to continue the learning and information-sharing process focusing on sustainability in practice.

 

 

Alumni Conference
A selection of 20 participants from the 1st and 2nd editions of the Course Sustainability took part in the first edition of Course for Sustainability Alumni Conference:

Module	Location	Agenda
Sept 24 - 26, 2006 Alumni Conference	Venice	download