This report investigates prior experiences and impacts of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) with the aim of informing preparation plans for Leeuwarden and Fryslân to organize the event in 2018. The longterm benefits that the ECoC tend to be both tangible through improvements in facilities, and intangible as self-confidence and pride increase as the result of celebrating the destination, its culture and history.
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De kandidatuur van Malta als Europese Culturele hoofdstad in cultuurtoeristisch perspectief
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Hallmark events have a great impact on a host community, and local support for such events is vital. Previous research has mainly focussed on resident attitudes towards sport events rather than cultural hallmark events. This paper analyses the 2018 European Capital of Culture (ECOC) in Valletta, Malta, to understand resident’s attitudes towards a cultural event. A resident survey a few months prior to the event generated 267 responses. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis reveals that resident support for the ECOC was influenced by levels of perceived benefits and perceived costs, in line with social exchange theory. Perceptions of benefits and costs were related to levels of community attachment, community concern, resource utilisation and European identity. Levels of community involvement and identification with European culture are particularly important in generating support for the event, in line with the European Commission’s stated aims for the event.
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The EcoScope project will develop an interoperable platform and a robust decision-making toolbox, available through a single public portal, to promote an efficient, ecosystem-based approach to the management of fisheries. It will be guided by policy makers and scientific advisory bodies, and address ecosystem degradation and the anthropogenic impact that are causing fisheries to be unsustainably exploited across European Seas. BUAS participates with the MSP Challenge simulation-platform.
The eleven Universities forming the KreativEU consortium agreed to the common goal of establishing a fully European University, that places the creative potential derived from Europe’s cultural heritage at the heart of its teaching, research and knowledge transfer activities. Committing to a long-term institutional, structural and strategic cooperation the partners will jointly implement an ambitious yet inclusive vision for transforming the study of culture, identity, memory and heritage for the benefit of society. Building upon this strong foundation, KreativEU will provide innovative concepts, methods, and solutions to address both current and future challenges, contributing to a sustainable and harmonious future for communities and the environment alike. KreativEU recognizes the inseparable interconnection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, as well as the interwoven nature of local and national traditions, crafts, cultural practices, and folklore. The alliance is dedicated to formulating cutting-edge educational and research programmes that reevaluate these elements and their associated ecological surroundings, the lived environment, especially in the context of the digital age. This ecocultural vision serves as the foundational principle guiding KreativEU's efforts, ensuring that a new generation of EU citizens working together across cultures, borders, languages, sectors and disciplines will be educated. Students from the KreativEU are expected to be leaders of change and enablers of societal transformation.To reach this vision, the KreativEU Alliance will work towards the completion of 8 work packages (WP1 - Governance and Management; WP2 - KreativEU Education; WP3 - KreativEU Research; WP4 - KreativEU Culture with and for society; WP5 - KreativEU Knowledge-creation and design network on Smart Sustainability WP6 - KreativEU Heritage European campus; WP7 - KreativEU Mobility; WP8 - Communication and Dissemination).Collaborative partners:Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Escola Superior de Gestão de Tomar, D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Johoceska Univerzita V Ceskych Budejovicich, Universita Degli Studi di Camerino, Universitaet Greifswald, Pilitechnika Opolska, Universitatae Valahia Targoviste, Trnavska Univerzita V Trnave, Sodestorns Hogskola, Adana Alparslan Turkes Bilim VE Teknoloji University
Many entrepreneurs on Texel want to onboard nature into their business. While a legal toolkit is available (“Onboarding Nature”), they still struggle to bring in the perspective of nature and future generations into their activities in a meaningful way. Representing this shared need, the National Park Duinen van Texel initiated a quest: How can local businesses (including the National Park’s Gastheren) on Texel effectively onboard Nature and Future Generations into their companies in order to secure thriving ecosystem? Realizing that a growing number of businesses are ready to consider an eco-centric perspective on how they run their operations, they feel unequipped to make the change. Therefore drawing on the “Onboarding Nature” toolkit (www.onboardingnature.com), the research team seek to tackle the question: How can we establish new methodologies for mindset shifts that help local businesses on Texel move from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric perspective that fosters ecosystemic regeneration for Future Generations of all Life? Through participatory, art and design-based research methodologies the project explores how entrepreneurs incorporate nature’s voice into both their strategic planning and daily operations. The expected result is a guidebook with practices and materials that support reframing towards an ecocentric perspective when Onboarding Nature. Results will complement the existing “Onboarding Nature” toolkit. By the end of the project, Texel’s entrepreneurs will co-develop the tools and gained experiences to become guardians of a thriving ecosystem, including (future) humans. This initiative will serve as a scalable model for other National Parks, empowering them to adopt a similar transformative approach. Partners: • Center of Expertise Wellbeing Economy and New Entrepreneurship Avans University of Applied Sciences • Center of Expertise Digital Operations & Finance The Hague University of Applied Sciences • De Organisatie Activist, • National Park Duinen van Texel • World Ethic Forum, • Nyenrode Business University • Nature
