12th Winter Seminar of Slovak Section
18 – 21 March 2025, Slovakia

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Slovak section of European Regional Science Association and Department of Public Economics and Regional Development,  Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica  invite you to participate in “12th WINTER SEMINAR” to be held on 18th – 21th March 2025 at Hotel Šport Donovaly, Slovakia.  https://hotelsport.sk/

Key dates:

Abstract submissions deadline February 15th, 2025 (Registration is open here here. )

Notification of acceptance: continuously, at least February 17th, 2025

Registration deadline and deadline for registration fee payment: February 25th, 2025.

Deadline for sending articles: March 31st, 2025.

Key note speaker: Hans Westlund

Hans Westlund is President of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) 2023-24. He is Professor in Urban and Regional Studies at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden, and Affiliated Professor at the Institute of Developmental and Strategic Analysis, Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has been Visiting Professor of the Tokyo University, the Agroparistech in Paris and the Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing. His book “In the Post-Urban World” (with Tigran Haas) was appointed Routledge Book of the Year 2018. 2019-2021 he was member of the Swedish Prime Minister’s National Innovation Council. He is ranked #16 in the world in research on Social Capital and ranked #29 in research on Rural Development, by www.scholargps.com.

Two Special Sessions will be held during the seminar:

Open local municipality (support by VEGA under the project 1/0311/23)

Modern approaches to the development of cities and regions (support by VEGA under the project 1/0343/23)

Accepted articles could be after the review will be published in the partner journal “Ekonomika a spoločnosť” (Journal of Economics and Social Research) https://www.ekonomikaaspolocnost.umb.sk/

Conference language is English. Should you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail ersa@ersa.sk.

Registration fee

  Early Bid (31st January 2025) Regular (25th February 2025)
ERSA Member 180 Eur 200 Eur
ERSA non – Member 200 Eur 220 Eur

 

The registration fee covers access to all conference sessions and keynote lectures, 1x raut dinner with social program, 2x dinner, refreshments during the conference, copy of the Conference programm and abstracts.

Accommodation could be booked directly with hotel, by mail recepcia@hotelsport.sk , stating ERSA winter seminar participation. Link to hotel: https://hotelsport.sk/?lang=en.

Registration is open here.

Instructions for the payment:

  • Bank: Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s., Blagoevova 9, 851 04 Bratislava
  • IBAN: SK1509000000000174473633
  • SWIFT: GIBASKBX
  • Specific symbol: Name of the person for whom the payment was made

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