While Groningen is still fresh in our minds, we are already heading to Cork with the preparations!
Cork is named the most culturally vibrant city in Europe, and we are very excited to host next year Congress on the beautiful campus of University College Cork in the heart of Cork city.

Special Sessions bring added value to the ERSA congress. On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee 2018, I am happy to invite you to propose a Special Session.

Please send your proposal by December 8,  2017. More

Last but not least, we invite you to follow the event @ersacork2018

Declan Jordan
Chair of the Local Organizing Committee 201
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Call for Applications: Only 5 Days left!

The ERSA Winter School is a unique platform for Ph.D. students and young researchers to present their research, benefit from outstanding lectures and get feedback from prominent scholars.

Confirmed Professors:

Prof. Cristiano Antonelli, University of Turin, Italy
Prof. Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Prof. Marcus Dejardin, University of Namur and Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Prof. Faïz Gallouj, Université de Lille, France

Prof. Maria Savona, University of Sussex, UK

Prof. Paul Windrum, Nottingham University Business School, UK

Places are limited to 25 participants, don’t wait any longer

Application Deadline: October 30, 2017     Apply Now

International Conference on University-Based Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Theory, Empirics and Practical Implementation (ICUBERD)

The Hungarian Section of ERSA would like to call your attention to the upcoming deadline for the abstract submission: October 31, 2017      Submit Now

17th Ernestas Galvanauskas’ International Scientific Conference, jointly organised with the Baltic Section of ERSA
30 November 2017, Siauliai, Lithuania

Central topic “Rethinking Regional Competitiveness”

The special topic of the plenary session – “Economic patriotism: challenges, dilemmas and opportunities” for a successful, sustainable country’s, region’s economic growth, and the competitiveness in the global market. Can economic patriotism exist at European level? Is it a national matter or European strategic interest? A support or a brake on the economy?  More

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jouke van Dijk, Groningen University, The Netherlands, ERSA President

Registration Deadline: November 6, 2017     Register Now

Special issue on Regions and Cities in the 21st Century: A view from the developing world.

Special issue on Drivers of Interregional Migration

Special issue on Southern Europe in the Mediterranean Context

See more at “REGION Calls”

October 6

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Topic: “Regional diversification, relatedness and smart specialisation”

Discussant: Prof. Raquel Ortega-Argilés,  
Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom

Download the presentations

ERSA actively contributed to the programmes of the Master Class and the University Workshops of the EWRC 2017.

Master Class 

30 promising young researchers around Europe were selected by the organizers. A unique programme enabling numerous exchanges with scholars as well as high-level EU Officials.

ERSA was the leading organization of the session on “Counterfactual Methods for Regional and Urban Policy Evaluation”
The presentations gave concrete examples of regional policies which have been evaluated with the counterfactual approach: cohesion funds, inclusion policies for migrants, traffic regulation for environmental control.

Interested in Counterfactual Impact Evaluation?

Download here the Session programme and presentations

Photo: from left: Leila Kebir, Nina Drange, Lionel Védrine, Elena Ragazzi, André Torre, Guido Pellegrini