The amount of the grant is 925.200 Euros, the duration of the grant is 36 months (January 2019 – December 2021). The project is coordinated by the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) in Leipzig, Germany.
The research consortium includes the following project partners:
Dr. Markus Grillitsch, Linda Stihl, Lund University (Sweden)
Dr. Vladan Hruška, Jan Píša, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Czechia)
Dr. Nadir Kinossian (PL), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (Germany)
Dr. Erika Nagy, Dr. Melinda Mihály, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Prof. Kevin Morgan, Ani Saunders, Cardiff University (UK)
More information about the project on the IfL web site:
https://leibniz-ifl.de/en/research/project/agents-of-change-in-old-industrial-regions-in-europe-acore
More information about the funding scheme:
https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/our-funding-portfolio-at-a-glance/challenges-for-europe
More information about projects funded through the 2017 call:
https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news-press/press/herausforderungen-f%C3%BCr-europa-wissenschaftlich-erforschen-6-5-mio-euro-f%C3%B6rdermittel-f%C3%BCr-sieben-kooperative-vorhaben
Research Gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Agents-of-Change-in-Old-industrial-Regions-in-Europe
The research project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation
Duration: 01.01.2019 – 12.31.2022
Leader of the project: Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (Germany)
Head of Hungarian research group: Erika Nagy
Website of the project
