1. Think Global - Act Local in Kwidzyn Krystyna Strzała - President rektor@wsz.kwidzyn.edu.pl Jolanta Sala – Vice President prorektor@wsz.kwidzyn.edu.pl November 2002 Kwidzyn School of Management http://www.wsz.kwidzyn.edu.pl

2. Localisation & scale National co-operation International co-operation Where is Kwidzyn?

3. Where is Kwidzyn & KSoM? Local & global attributes small scale of the town - 40 000 inhabitants - in the Pomeranian Region small scale of the university - over 400 students, 100 academic teachers - the best in the region small distance to bigger academic centers - about 100 km fast social & economic development in international co- operation no unemployment problems strong idea of life-long-learning Pomeranian Region, Poland

4. Kwidzyn School of Management Local & global attributes Postgraduate studies Pedagogical Therapy Education Management Health Services Management in preparation Entrepreneurship for Teachers Quality & Environment Management Finance Management European Studies Preparation for Family Life Undergraduate day studies and extramural studies Local initiative for realisation of knowledge based society in Economic Sciences: –Finance and Management –Information Science and Management –Local Government Policy in preparation - Medicine Sciences: –Nursing, Physiotherapy, Medical Rescuer in preparation - Environment & Economics: –Design & Manufacturing Technologies of Natural Materials, Environment Management

5. 5 Network of Pomeranian Region Partners global scale of knowledge IST Potential for FP6

6. IST Potential for FP6 in Kwidzyn Think Global - Act Local, Think Local - Act Global Experience & experiment in the area of Knowledge Based Society Experience & experiment in the area of e-Learning and videoconference in Internet interdisciplinary team of reasearch workers + active and clever students research topics (7 priority): –Science and technology in the knowledge based society (1.1.3.) –Societal trends in the knowledge based society and their implications for the quality of life (2.1.1.) –Promoting the knowledge based society through life-long- learning (2.1.4.) –Cultural dialogue and European society (7.1.2.) –Multilevel governance, democracy and new policy instruments (5.1.2.)

7. Thank You for Attantion Think Global - Act Local in Kwidzyn We look forward to contacts and co-operation