• University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute (coordinator), Finland
• The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), Romania
• Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU), Estonia
• Nürtingen-Geislingen University (NGU), Germany
• InspirAlba, Scotland
The project outcomes include:
a) Open access learning material (link to https://www.ruralsehub.net/visenet-overview/)
The learning material is created in cooperation between strategic partnership of consortium based on the common consistency of good practices and experiences; and is divided to three thematic learning modules based on the practical needs of rural actors aiming to support the development of the rural social enterprises.
The learning modules are:
1) Community Activation and Participation Methods in Rural Areas (link to https://www.ruralsehub.net/community-involvement/)
2) Partnerships and Networking of Social Entrepreneurs (link to https://www.ruralsehub.net/networks-and-partnership/)
3) Social Enterprise Solutions for Sustaining Rural Communities and Measuring Social Impact. (link to https://www.ruralsehub.net/social-enterprise-solutions/)
Each module is based on good practices and experiences identified by consortium and will be tested in national pilot groups.
In Romania, the pilot group included representatives of the rural community of Bahnea commune, the county of Mures. The feedback from piloting of the learning material can be read here (link to https://www.ruralsehub.net/feedback_and_piloting/).
b) International Network of Rural Social Enterprises
In addition to support the future work of rural social entrepreneurs the project will establish an international network (Rural Social Enterprises) to give the members peer support, advice and a platform to exchange information and good practices to keep the process ongoing. The membership will be open to everyone interested in the topic.
c) Practical Guidebook of Good Practices for supporting the development of social entrepreneurship (SE) in rural areas
The experiences gained through the project will be written into an e-guidebook of good practices for further use targeted at both learners and educators as well as policy makers.
Project manager (Romanian partner):
Prof. Dr. Carmen Paunescu, E-mail: carmen.paunescu@ase.ro
Team members (Romanian partner):
Dr. Daniela Staicu
Prof. Dr. Monica Dudian (short term expert)
Prof. Dr. Adriana Miclea (short term expert)
Contact details:
ASE, Romania: Carmen Paunescu, E-mail: carmen.paunescu@ase.ro
University of Helsinki, Finland: Katja Rinne-Koski, E-mail: katja.rinne-koski@helsinki.fi
EMU, Estonia: Roger Evans, E-mail: evanter.ou@gmail.com and Lea Sudakova, E-mail: lea.sudakova@emu.ee
NGU, Germany: Roman Lenz, E-mail: roman.lenz@hfwu.de
InspirAlba, Scotland: Ailsa Clark, E-mail: aclark@inspiralba.org.uk
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