ALTECS - „Knowledge exchange in the framework of alternative economic systems for the promotion of sustainable regional development“

The objective of the ALTECS project is to set first steps of a sustainable regional development based on knowledge exchange between companies and students and using knowledge to pursue and implement a responsible and resource conserving economic way.
In order to advance ecological, economic, and social sustainability, regional know-how based on the important pillars science and economy has to be used. In the framework of a summer university, knowledge as regards the issue sustainability will be generated among the participating target groups. In this context, co-operation will be sought with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to follow a socially, ecologically, and economically exemplary manner or already represent best practice and can thus give valuable advice.
Economy students from Austria and the Slovak Republic will be involved from the sector of science. They will enlarge and also share their knowledge in the field of sustainability in order to elaborate new perspectives for sustainable regional development in the framework of peer group projects together with the companies.