The 3rd Cluster Academy, by Clusterland Upper Austria
Linz, 20-22 April 2010
The 3-day workshop gives a detailed insight in cluster management operations, covering areas of knowledge like initiation and support of cooperation projects, information management, qualification and event management, marketing&PR, internationalisation. A particular attention will be given this year to the financing mix, important to ensure a sound self-financing ratio of the cluster organisations, as well as to the evaluation and measuring tools of the cluster organisation performance. This year's academy will also include direct visits to cluster companies (Softwarepark Hagenberg, Rosenbauer International) to find out more about their motivation of being active in a cluster and what benefits they get from that.
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A practical course with focus on development of innovative business clusters
Copenhagen, 19-21 April 2010
Together with Cluster Navigators, Oxford Research has developed a course with focus on practical development of innovative clusters. The target group for this course is industrial policy players with interest in clusters. So far, almost 200 participants attended the course. The course is lead by Harald Furre and leading experts on practical development.
The participants will after the course be able to launch and develop specific cluster initiatives regardless of their different points of departure. During the course the participants will attain:
- Background knowledge on work with cluster policies.
- Comprehensive understanding of international good practice.
- Insight into clusters' different development stages.
- Understanding of the different levels that are capable of working with cluster policies.
- Understanding of the tools they make use of.
- Specific input for action plans and strategic work.
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'The Advanced Learners' course and Alumni Club meeting
Copenhagen, 22-23 April 2010
Oxford Research offers a unique opportunity for cluster facilitators and policy makers to share their experiences, successes and challenges with other experienced cluster facilitators during this intensive 1½ day 'advanced learners' course. The main purpose of the course is to give cluster facilitators a further inspiration in how to deal with the key challenges they are facing in their practical work with developing clusters and cluster initiatives.
After formalising a cluster initiative and the launching of the first generation projects, it can be hard to sustain the momentum and keep companies, stakeholders and funders interested and engaged in the more long-term cluster development. This is where this course will place its focus and offer participants new knowledge and ideas on how to overcome such central challenges and work towards long term, sustainable cluster development. Participants will among other things be presented with cluster development best practice cases and next generation cluster developments. The target group for this course is experienced cluster facilitators and policy makers working with cluster development. Previous participants of cluster facilitator courses seeking to deepen their knowledge on the practicalities of cluster development.
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25 February 2010
