Dňa 21. – 25. augusta 2012 sa na pôde Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave uskutočnilo podujatie celosvetového charakteru „52. Kongres ERSA: Regions in Motion – Breaking the Path“.
V dňoch 21. – 25. augusta 2012 organizovala Katedra verejnej správy a regionálneho rozvoja Národohospodárskej fakulty EU v Bratislave a Spoločnosť pre regionálnu vedu a politiku – Slovenská sekcia ERSA „52. Kongres ERSA: Regions in Motion – Breaking the Path“.
Kongres Európskej asociácie regionálnej vedy (European Regional Science Association - ERSA) je jedným z najvýznamnejších podujatí v regionálnej vede nielen v Európe, ale aj vo svete. Počas štyroch dní sa podujatia zúčastnilo viac ako 700 účastníkov zo 49 krajín sveta, ktorí prezentovali 537 príspevkov v 46 paralelných sekciách . V plenárnych prednáškach vystúpili významní regionalisti ako napríklad Ann Markusen, Johannes Bröcker, Ron Boschma, Peter Nijkamp alebo James P. LeSage.
Kongres ERSA otvoril v aule Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave predseda vlády Róbert Fico. Vo svojom príhovore zdôraznil, že práve problematika vyváženého regionálneho rozvoja a podpory zvýšenia konkurencieschopnosti regiónov SR sú pre budúci úspech ekonomiky Slovenska bytostne dôležité. Zároveň vyzdvihol úlohu Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave pri vypracovaní Stratégie rozvoja slovenskej spoločnosti a špeciálne Stratégie regionálneho rozvoja.
Vedeckú časť kongresu zahájila plenárnou prednáškou Ann Markusen, riaditeľka Institute’s Project on Regional and Industrial Economics na Humphrey School of Public Affairs (USA). Vo svojej prednáške na tému „ Beyond export base theory: growth via migration, quality of life, and the local consumption base“ kriticky porovnávala regionálne rozvojové stratégie založené na exportujúcich firmách, lokálnej spotrebe a lokálnej kultúre.
Dôležitosť otázok, ktorým sa venuje regionálna veda, dokumentoval aj záujem zo strany praktikov a politikov. Primátor hlavného mesta Bratislavy Milan Ftáčnik na recepcii na nábreží Dunaja zase poukázal na význam kongresu pre Bratislavu, ako hostiteľské mesto. Kongres patril medzi najväčšie vedecké podujatia, ktoré sa organizovali v Bratislave. Organizované exkurzie v Bratislave a jej okolí (Volkswagen, Bratislavské mestské lesy, Slovenský Grob, Gabčíkovo) a slávnostná večera v priestoroch Bratislavského hradu s vystúpeniami Lúčnice na záver podčiarkla priateľskú atmosféru mesta, ktorú všetci účastníci kongresu celý čas vyzdvihovali.
Kongres rovnako ukázal, že Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave je schopná zorganizovať špičkové svetové vedecké podujatie. Hoci bolo organizovanie kongresu so 700 účastníkmi veľkou výzvou pre infraštruktúru univerzity, s veľkou pomocou mladej generácie doktorandov a študentov NHF, ktorí získali možnosť podieľať sa na tejto významnej udalosti a prispeli k jej bezchybnému priebehu.
Viac informácií nájdete na internetovej stránke www.ersa.org a www.ersa.sk.
OHLASY
Date: 2012/8/29
Tuzin Baycan
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla 34437 Taksim
Istanbul, Turkey
As a member of Regional Science Association International (RSAI) from Turkey, I would like to thank you for your great support for the organization of the ERSA Congress in Bratislava. I appreciate very much the role of the University of Economics in Bratislava that has played in the organization of the ERSA Congress. The Bratislava Congress has been a successful congress in a very warm and friendly atmosphere. The Local Organizing Committee has done certainly a great job and has played a crucial role in hosting the congress in such a warm and friendly environment. Thank you very much for supporting and providing this environment and making the ERSA Congress a real success.
Date: 2012/8/29
Roberta Capello
Immediate Past President RSAI
Dear Prof. Dr. Rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava,
on behalf of RSAI (the Regional Science Association International), I would like to express all my gratitude to your University for the superb job made in organising the 52th ERSA conference. The event was of a high quality and standard, and it will be remembered as one of the great events organised by our association.
Personally, I would like to thank you for the great honour you did to me, being one of the six professors receiving the recognition of your university. I will keep it as one of my most important professional achievements. Personally, I enjoyed also very much your invitation to the interesting and lovely village in the countryside, and I thank you also for this.
Moreover, it was a personal pleasure to collaborate with Prof. Bucek and his whole team, all people with a deep professional attitude, and human behaviour.
Let me conclude by saying that I am sure all our members will remember your great hospitality during the 4 days' ERSA event in your wonderful town and campus.
I look forward to other opportunities to collaborate with your university.
Date: 2012/8/27
Dr. Manfred M. Fischer
Professor of Economic Geography
Fellow, RSAI
c. Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Member, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences
Member, The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geographical Systems
Editor, Springer Book Series Advances in Spatial Science
Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Nordbergstr. 15/4/A, 1090 Vienna, Austria
I would like to take the opportunity to thank you, your university and
the local organizers for organizing this very exciting and stimulating
conference that represents a milestone for the developments of ERSA
activities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The speeches of Premier Fico and Mayor Ftacnik were impressive and
important, and quite in contrast to speeches from politicians given at
earlier meetings.
Thank you so much for this remarkable event.
Manfred M. Fischer
Date: 2012/8/27
Prof. dr. Peter Nijkamp
Department of Spatial Economics
VU University Amsterdam
After having safely returned in Amsterdam, I wish to thank you wholeheartedly for your hospitality and great efforts in organizing the ERSA conference. We are all proud that under your leadership it became such a big success.
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012
Prof. nadzw. dr hab. Katarzyna Zawalińska
EUROREG, University of Warsaw
Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG)
University of Warsaw
Congratulations to you! You did a great job. Everything was just perfectly organized! It was a pleasure to be in Bratislava.
October 28, 2012
Professor Rudolf Sivák
Rector
University of Economics in Bratislava
Dear Professor Sivák,
I want to thank you personally for your sponsorship of the August 2012 European Regional Science Association Congress, held at the University of Economics. I enjoyed being the opening keynote speaker, following the fascinating talk by your Prime Minister about regional development and policy in Slovakia. I found your University facilities wonderful, and I appreciate the excellent arrangements made by Stefan Rehak and his colleagues in the regional science disciplines as the local organizing committee.
As an economist myself, I found it quite wonderful that Bratislava has a University of Economics, and I wish you the best in developing your curricula and training students.
I now know so much more about Bratislava and Slovakia, and enjoyed the extra few days I chose to stay there in advance of the Congress.
Regards,
Ann Markusen
Professor and Director
Project on Regional and Industrial Economics
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
MONITORING MÉDIÍ
Predseda vlády SR Róbert Fico otvoril kongres ERSA
http://www.vlada.gov.sk/predseda-vlady-sr-robert-fico-otvoril-kongres-ersa/
Mesto Bratislava: Európsky kongres o rozvoji miest ERSA
http://www.bratislava.sk/vismo/galerie2.asp?id_org=700000&id_galerie=5010096
TA3: Hosť v štúdiu: Peter Nijkamp - aké budú mestá v budúcnosti?
http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1004665/host-v-studiu-peter-nijkamp-ake-budu-mesta-v-buducnosti.html
HN: Peter Nijkamp: Verím, že Európa môže byť svetovým lídrom
http://style.hnonline.sk/vikend/c1-57245880-verim-ze-europa-moze-byt-svetovym-lidrom
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