Education at the Division for Rural Development

Our educational programs and courses in rural development concerns questions regarding

• The meaning of the concepts sustainability and development
• The specific conditions of rural areas and differentiated development in global context dependent on economy and politics
•  The correlation between urban, rural and sparsely populated areas
• Natural resource management and the production and processes in landscapes and ecosystems, as well as perspectives on socio-ecological systems.
• Socio-economic conditions and transformations in living conditions and their impact on development processes
• Relations between local actors, the local community and institutions on other societal levels
•  How to work with local and regional development in rural areas within a specific contextual setting both in North and South.