International Conference "Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation 2023"

The International Conference "Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation 2023" was held in Brenna from September 20 to 22. The Conference was aimed at researchers and practitioners dealing with various aspects of territorial and inter-organizational cooperation in local, regional, cross-border and international dimensions. The main goal of the Conference was to establish contacts and create international, interdisciplinary scientific teams working together on new scientific challenges. Seventy-four universities and other entities from nearly 30 countries from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America were represented at the conference, gathering more than 120 participants.

The program of the 3-day Conference included:

plenary session,

poster session,

two thematic sessions:

• Interregional and cross-border cooperation,
• Sustainable development as an element of European cohesion policy,

two expert debates:

• Public governance in the face of future interregional and cross-border challenges,
• The issue of minorities as a flashpoint in inter-organizational relations in the regions and borderlands.

"My intention is for the Conference to become an international platform for scientific cooperation represented by various academic centers and practitioners, who should take full advantage of the research results," says Dr. Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, Prof. AWSB, the initiator of the Conference.

The project leader is the Institute for Research on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation of the AWSB Academy.

Project partners:

• Olza Association for Regional Development and Cooperation, Cieszyn, Poland
• Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives, Budapest, Hungary
• Euro-Institute, Kehl, Germany
• European Center for Minorities, Flensburg, Germany
• Regional Association for Territorial Cooperation of Cieszyn Silesia, Český Těšín, Czech Republic
• Scientific Society of Organization and Management, Dąbrowa Górnicza Branch, Poland
• University of the Grand Region, Luxembourg
• Visegrad Institute Foundation, Cieszyn, Poland.