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Tünde Szabó

senior regional development expert

Hajdú-Bihar County Government

Department of Development, Planning and Strategy

Hungary

(Észak-Alföld)

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22-year experience in regional development, environmental management and internationalization (partly as researcher at the University of Debrecen). Working as a senior regional development expert, I'm experienced in regional policy, quadruple helix collaborations, mapping&utilizing rural potential for SME development with special regard to responsible tourism & local food chains, green transition, nature focused planning, strengthening participatory approach.

Project contributions

9 projects

Wind farm in Crete

EXPRESS

EXPRESS improves regional policies to decrease dependence on fossil fuels, increase energy self-sufficiency, and promote renewable energy use.

Ongoing

Renewable energy

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GOCORE

GOCORE builds resilient regions by increasing local engagement and participation.

Ongoing

Policy governance

The SYSTOUR project - 'Systemic approach for sustainable tourism strategies in rural areas'

SYSTOUR

SYSTOUR boosts tourism in rural areas as a regional development issue with a holistic perspective to design sustainable tourism flows.

Ongoing

Integrated non-urban development

A close up of a washing machine filled with cables and other discarded parts of electronic devices

WEEEWaste

WEEEWaste aims at improving policies for the management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment and the reuse of e-waste in the EU.

Ongoing

Circular economy

2014 - 2020

RENATUR

RENATUR will improve regional policies to protect the natural heritage of peri-urban open spaces.

Closed

Biodiversity preservation

2014 - 2020

Night Light

Night Light enables and stimulates regional authorities to improve their regional policies for the prevention of light pollution, preservation of dark skies and sustainable exploitation of dark sky places.

Closed

Biodiversity preservation

2014 - 2020

CLUSTERS3

CLUSTERS3 aims at improving cluster policies and the performance of cluster organisations as major facilitators of cooperation among SMEs.

Closed

Research and innovation capacities

2014 - 2020

PURE COSMOS

PURE COSMOS focuses on the role public authorities can play in enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by making the business climate more transparent and reliable.

Closed

SME competitiveness

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Good practices (7)

PRIMARY SCHOOL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION COMPETITION

Primary school electrical and electronic waste collection competition

AKSD Municipal Management Ltd. in Debrecen organises the collection of WEEE in primary schools to raise awareness of environmental protection.

07 Apr 2024 | By project WEEEWaste

Expert approved

Thermal energy utilization in Létavértes

Heating modernisation for the public institutions of Létavértes: heat energy from thermal water

Green energy use and awareness-raising: heat energy from thermal water is used in the heating modernisation system in Létavértes

07 Apr 2024 | By project EXPRESS

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

“Not a Drop” – coordinated collection of used cooking oil

As a result of the innovation, a completely new selective collection system is being developed.

20 Oct 2021 | By project SinCE-AFC

Expert approved

Good practice - Smart

2014 - 2020

„DEBRECEN DOUBLE SAUSAGE” AS A NATIONAL CULINARY HERITAGE

Rebuilding the image of the Debrecen, she sausage was listed among the Outstanding National Assets, then in October 2015, it was declared as a “Hungaricum”.

20 Feb 2020 | By project EUREGA

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

Hortobágy International Dark Sky Park

Hortobágy Starry Sky Park was announced as a Silver Tier International Dark Sky Park on 25 January 2011

09 Jul 2019 | By project Night Light

Expert approved

Good practice - Smart

2014 - 2020

IT system for the evaluation and monitoring of loans in Hajdú-Bihar County

The Credinfo system provides competitive, transparent and user-friendly services for SMEs through micro-financing organisations.

21 Sep 2018 | By project PURE COSMOS

Expert approved

2014 - 2020

The tool for monitor and evaluate the Hungarian cluster policy: Cluster accreditation system

The renewed system made it possible to support clusters only with improved cooperation and international activities and capacities

29 Jun 2018 | By project CLUSTERS3

Expert approved

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Past events (19)

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Crowd watches stage at Europe, let's cooperate 2024

19 - 20 Mar 2025

Hybrid

Krakow

Europe, let's cooperate! 2025

The 11th edition of Europe, let's cooperate interregional cooperation forum (#europecooperates) will take place on 19-20 March 2025 in Krakow, Poland. Join us to celebrate cooperation, the 10th anniversary of the Policy Learning Platform!

By Joint secretariat

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26 Nov 2024

Online

Active Mobility episode II: Integrating walking into mobility and transport policy

On 26 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting the second episode of the webinar series 'Active Mobility'. Join us for the session on integrating walking into mobility and transport policy from 10:00 to 11:30 CET.

By Platform

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small fake city with houses

14 Nov 2024

Online

Enhancing the benefits of urban-rural linkages

The Policy Learning Platform wil host an online workshop on November 14 from 14:00 to 17:00 CET, focusing on the essential connections between urban and rural areas.

By Platform

Event

green houses in a futristic city

04 Dec 2024

In person

Budapest

Energy Communities

The Policy Learning Platform is organising a workshop on the potential of Renewable Energy Communities, on 4 December 2024 in Budapest, Hungary.

By Platform

Event

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29 Oct 2024

Online

Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities III: Citizens’ participation

On 29 October 2024, The Policy Learning Platform is hosting the third episode of the webinar series 'Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities'. Join us to learn about Citizens’ participation.

By Platform

Event

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24 Oct 2024

Online

Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities II: Greening the urban landscape

On 24 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting the second episode of the webinar series 'Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities'. Join us for the session focusing on greening the urban landscape from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST.

By Platform

Event

water canal in the forest

17 Oct 2024

Online

Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities I: Sustainable water management

On 17 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting the first episode of the webinar series 'Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities'. Join us for this session on implementing blue infrastructure solutions for sustainable water management from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST.

By Platform

Event

Wooden houses in the mountains

10 Sep 2024

Online

The social dimension of agritourism

Join us on 10 September from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST and learn about the social dimension of agritourism - how it fosters collaboration among actors that tend to work alone.

By Platform

Event

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05 Sep 2024

Online

Sustainability governance at local level

This webinar has ended. You can watch the recording, access the presentations and discover the key learnings in this follow-up article.

By Platform

Event

NO - Stavanger - urban lifestyl

16 Jan 2024

Online

Synergies between traditional operators and cultural creative industries

This webinar has ended. You can watch the recording, access the presentations and discover the key learnings in the follow-up article.

By Platform

Event

#europecooperates event participants

20 - 21 Mar 2024

In person

Antwerp

Europe, let's cooperate! 2024

The 10th edition of Europe, let's cooperate interregional cooperation forum (#europecooperates) took place on 20-21 March 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. People joined us in Antwerp to celebrate cooperation, launch a new call for project proposals and welcome new countries in the Interreg Europe programme

By Joint secretariat

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Business building

09 Nov 2023

Online

District approaches to sustainable energy

This webinar has ended. You can watch the recording, access the presentations and discover the key learnings in this follow-up article .

By Platform

Event

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07 Nov 2023

Online

AI for local authorities and policymakers

This webinar has ended. You can watch the recording, access the presentations and discover the key learnings in this follow-up article .

By Platform

Event

15 Mar 2023

In person

Stockholm

Europe, let's cooperate! 2023

The 9th edition of Europe, let's cooperate! interregional cooperation forum took place on 15 March 2023 . It marked the launch of our second call for project proposals . The 2023 edition was an in-person event hosted in Stockholm, Sweden . Material and follow-up are available on the event website .

By Joint secretariat

Event

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05 Dec 2022

Online

Next generation policymakers. Why skills, knowledge and a powerful network are vital

This webinar has ended. You can watch the recording, access the presentations and discover the key learnings in this follow-up article .

By Platform

Event

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01 Dec 2022

Online

Thematic networking event: connected - citizens - governance

Our second call for project proposals is coming! The call will be open from 15 March to 9 June 2023 . We are here to help you get started with the preparation of your next project. In November and early December, we organised a series of thematic networking events online to share project ideas and

By Joint secretariat

Event

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29 Nov 2022

Online

Thematic networking event: Greener Europe

Our second call for project proposals is coming! The call will be open from 15 March to 9 June 2023 . We are here to help you get started with the preparation of your next project. In November and early December, we organised a series of thematic networking events online to share project ideas and

By Joint secretariat

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17 Nov 2022

Online

Thematic networking event: More social Europe

Our second call for project proposals is coming! The call will be open from 15 March to 9 June 2023 . We are here to help you get started with the preparation of your next project. In November and early December, we organised a series of thematic networking events online to share project ideas and

By Joint secretariat

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15 Nov 2022

Online

Thematic networking event: Smarter Europe

Our second call for project proposals is coming! The call will be open from 15 March to 9 June 2023 . We are here to help you get started with the preparation of your next project. In November and early December, we organised a series of thematic networking events online to share project ideas and

By Joint secretariat

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