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INVITATION WELCOME TO The XXII European Congress for Rural Sociology in VAASA, FINLAND, in 2009 Hosts: University of Vaasa and Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa
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HOST COUNTRY FINLAND
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Vaasa is situated on the Finnish west coast Vaasa is the regional capital and has 57.000 inhabitants Good connections –Weekdays 14 non-stop flights from two capital cities; Helsinki and Stockholm. –15 minute drive from the airport to the city centre –Weekdays 8 trains arrives from Helsinki to city centre. –In Vaasa everything is within walking distance! THE CITY OF VAASA
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Three university units providing higher education and two universities of applied sciences. 29% of the population in Vaasa have a university degree Vaasa is a bilingual city and centre of the province of Ostrobothnia –72% has Finnish as native language –25% has Swedish as native language THE CITY OF VAASA
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VAASA -four faculties -offering degrees at all academic levels from Bachelor's to Doctor's -5 000 students -The Department of Regional Studies, for example, has broad competence in questions related to rural policy and regional features of entrepreneurship HOSTS
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ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY IN VASA - offers degrees at all academic levels - 2 faculties - 1 800 students
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PROPOSAL FOR CONFERENCE THEME AND PROGRAM Social Dimensions of Rural Transformation in Europe -focus on different social dimensions of ongoing rural transformations in Europe. -the diversity of migration patterns, discussion on different social, political and economic outcomes of the ongoing transformation -the excursion program to be an exiting learning experience of the today society of the Ostrobothnan region -Proposed dates: 17th-21th August 2009
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CONFERENCE SITES
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ACCOMMODATION and SOCIAL PROGRAM Accommodation in the city centre or by the sea - in private independent hotels or in international hotel chains The seven hotels in Vaasa offers a total of 800 high-class hotel rooms Hostel accommodation close to the meeting site and to the city centre A wide variety of outstanding social programs
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