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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.

Members of Spectra Centra (prof. M.Finka, Assoc.prof. M.Jaššo, dr.M.Husár) took part in international Spa-ce.net Conference "21st year of 21st century - Western Balkans’ Challenge of Common Future" which was organized in Belgrade (21-22 September 2021) by University of Belgrade and Wetern Balkan Network.

Students of master study of spatial planning at Institute of Management, STU Bratislava took part in the field trip to Slovenian coastal town of Piran. The city is one of the most historically relevant places in Slovenia, a true gem of medieval Venetian architecture set up in the marvellous landscape of northern Istra.

Students of master study of Spatial planning took part in the research cooperation of the Slovak University of Technology and Municipality of Vajnory (part of Bratislava), aimed to solve various problems and challenges of spatial and urban development of Vajnory. Our students dealt with the territory of Vajnory from various interdisciplinary angles:  two groups were analysing the territory from the point of view of specific needs of particular groups of inhabitants (handicapped people, teenagers) anf their role in spatial development, foreign students from ERASMUS Exchange programme dedicated their work to revitalisation of an abandoned old airfield in Vajnory. All three presentation belonged to the most outstanding and distinguished and they yielded vibrant attention at final presentation day, 13th, January 2023 at House of Culture in Vajnory. Cooperation with Municipality of Vajnory will be prolonged also in summer semester.

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.