Front page News News MDI Academy 2022 – the supplementary application round is now underway! MDI Academy 2022 – the supplementary application round is now underway! 12.1.2022 Due to the Covid-19 situation, we had to postpone the start of the new MDI Academy term. Now, however, we are launching the Academy and have opened a supplementary application round for our regional development training. Apply by Friday 28.1. by 16.00! We will send a message to those selected for the MDI Academy in early February. In the application round during 2021, we received several great applicants, with the selected students having been personally notified of their selection. Apply now by filling out the form: https://q.surveypal.com/MDI-Akatemia-II-taydennyshaku MDI Academy – networks, knowledge and new ideas The MDI Academy is a training programme for regional developers launched in 2020 that supports the work of public administration and its developers and management partners. The training is aimed specifically at the municipal expert and management sector, municipal business companies, provinces, industry interest groups and regional administration experts. The educational content provides a comprehensive and relevant picture of current issues in regional development. The Academy includes four modules that help participants gain new knowledge, insights and networks. The themes discussed at the Academy include urban and rural development, skills and competences, innovations, regional vitality and the use of knowledge in regional development. The Academy includes e.g. Innovation BootCamp, discussions, webinar, study tour and graduation ceremony. Read more about MDI Academy at www.mdi.fi/akatemia Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
Station areas are organic and locally driven entities News 30.11.2023 Experts from MDI and FCG have been exploring models for the development of station areas, op-portunities for EU funding and ways to projectise the development work of different types of station areas during the autumn. Read more Station areas are organic and locally driven entities
Multi-functional development of station areas News 28.11.2023 In the early autumn period, MDI and FCG worked on the development of the Asemanseutu project which is part of the project package – Vitality for Urban Regions. The work undertaken clarified the basic models for the multi-functional development of station areas, as well as providing recommendations for their development and financing. Read more Multi-functional development of station areas
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design
