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Spectra, Centre of Excellence and Institute of Management STU were during 15-16th March 2018 the venue of Expert Workshop on strategic investment packages as a support action for the development of national investment plans introducing examples of the best practice from France, Sweden and the UK. In this context, Prof. Maroš Finka, from SPECTRA Centre of Excellence of EU – Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava presented the TRANSGREEN project. His aim was to bring into discussion the environmental sustainability of transport investments and, thus, to complete the existing approach which focuses mainly on two out of three pillars of sustainable development: social and economic factors such as productivity, economic growth or welfare. To support this, he offered a concrete example and package of solutions from the Carpathian region as derived from TRANSGREEN project.

Spectra, Centre of Excellence organized the annual network Spa-ce.net conference „From SMART Cities to SMART Regions in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. The event was held from 22nd till 23rd November 2018 in Spectra, Institute of Management, Vazovova street 5 and will be consisting from two thematic pannels: 1. Potential of smart concepts to reflect demand on new quality of development in urban regions and 2. Smart approaches to urban regions sustainable development management.

Maroš Finka

president of Association of European Schools of Planning, professor of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia and at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univerisity, China, Expert of UN Habitat III and Ministry for Investment, Regional Development and Innovations of SR, director of SPECTRA Centre of Excellence of th EU at STU in Bratislava.

An annual Network Conference of Spa-ce.net (network joining Central and South European Universities and Research Institutes focused on Spatial Planning) under the headline “Future of the Traces of Modernity: Public Mass housing neighbourhoods“ will be held 26th-28^th September 2022 in Bratislava. The conference will be joint event, co-organizing partners are Spectra, Centre of Excellence, AESOP, AESOP young academics and ECTP.

International Students Workshop „Positive Energy Districts - Trinational course on Integrated Spatial and Energy Planning Approaches for existing settlements“ was held between 9th and 14th May in STU Bratislava and City of Trenčín. Main organizers were Institute of Management, STU Bratislava/Spectra Centre of Excellence, Belgrade University and Vienna University of Technology. More than 40 students from above mentioned universities and dozen of lecturers took part in this event, which included both theoretical (in Bratislava) and practical aspects (Trenčín) of integrated spatial and energy planning. Topics of spatial planning, climate change, energetic efficiency, sustainable energy. back-casting planning scenarions and energy governance were in the spotlight. On the final day in Trenčín, 10 groups of students presented their work focused on selected territorial areas/units in city of Trenčín, applying concept of positive energy neighbourhoods.

In the framework of the project Visegrad+ V4RIT-SUARR, Spectra, Centre of Excellence and STU Bratislava are co-organizers of Virtual Winter School "Theory is not boring"
Redevelopment and reconstruction of Transition Regions in Climate and Society changes.

On-line meeting on the ZOOM platform
14.03.2024, 9:00 - 15:00 CET time

“Project management for EU urban transformation in the context of climate change and energy transition" aims to address the challenges of effectively managing initiatives related to the transformation of urban areas in the European Union in the context of climate change and energy transition., by developing a Master's and PhD level module on project management for the EU urban transformation. The module is intended to provide students with knowledge and skills needed to effectively plan and implement such initiatives, and will focus on the application of project management principles and practices to real-world situations in the context of EU urban transformation.