The Museum of West Lusatia in Kamenz, the Ceramics Museum in Bolesławiec and the Lusatian Museum in Zgorzelec work together in the project “Science as Adventure” to enhance extracurricular, cross-border (German-Polish), interdisciplinary educational programs based on archaeological materials and cultural monuments and to improve the... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
Researchers interested in the medieval history of the Ore Mountains can find relevant materials in a number of archives and museums located in Germany and the Czech Republic which are managed by different bodies and where research conditions are consequentely differentiating. Until now, no comprehensive overview over the different institutions... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Institutional capacities
The Ministry for Regional Development and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt asked core-consult to elaborate a project aiming to enhance the attractiveness of public transport especially for youth and young people residing in rural areas. The project shall aim to improve the quality of life in rural areas as a means to prevent further migration towards... read more
Topic: Demographic change, Transportcore-consult developed a project to promote rail freight transports on behalf of Thuringia's Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture. The project aims to focus on the rail transport potentials of medium-sized enterprises who foremost use only transports by road. The project aims to implement pilot actions to bundle a critical mass of cargo to... read more
Topic: Transportcore-consult elaborated a project application for submission under the 3rd call of the Interreg Central Europe programme for the Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalisation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The project aims to explore innovative approaches to promote regional development in areas with low population... read more
Topic: Urban and rural developmentOn behalf of the Saxon State Office for Archeology core-consult developed a project application to strengthen historical research about mining activities in the Ore Mountains. The project draft foresees joint workshops in archives and museums which result in a practical guideline for researchers. A further activity is aimed at joint analysis of... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Institutional capacitiesOn behalf of HaskoningDHV, Prague (CZ), core-consult researched spatial data for the development of the agglomeration Liberec-Zittau. Furthermore, 25 phone interviews were carried out with regional stakeholders in Germany. The interviews aimed to identify approaches to strengthen the agglomeration and to promote its cross-border links. The study... read more
Topic: Urban and rural development
All over Europe rail-hubs along the trans-European transport corridors (TEN-T) have evolved. Between these nodes they guarantee fast and connected traveling, often by high-speed trains. But what about the hinterland regions of these hubs? That's where SubNodes comes into play. Suitable medium-sized cities shall be developed into attractive... read more
Topic: Transport, Urban and rural development
In recent times, Central Europe has experienced a strong influx of refugees. Though they could positively impact the demographics of rural areas, their social and economic integration there is much more challenging. Novel solutions based on social innovation shall therefore be developed and tested in an INTERREG project. The Leibniz Institute for... read more
Topic: Demographic change, Urban and rural development
The Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture of Thuringia has tasked core-consult with the elaboration of a project to apply for funding for an exchange of experience regarding the design of public transport in peri-urban areas. core-consult's tasks includes the elaboration of the project concept, partner search and integration, activity and... read more
Topic: Transport