Horizon 2020 Summer school

Rubizmo, Ruralization, Ruritage, Liverur and Polirural Summer School on Rural Enterprise, Heritage and Tourism Development

Five European Union funded Horizon 2020 projects – Rubizmo, Ruritage, Ruralization, Liverur and Polirural focusing on Rural Enterprise, Tourism and Heritage Development have come together to offer a free short online Summer School over three mornings on July 13th, July 20th, July 27th and August 3rd.

The aim of the programme is to showcase some of the more significant rural development tools that have been developed by these projects in recent years can be used in a wide range of influential roles across rural leadership especially in coaching, teaching, policy making and advisory contexts.

This programme is targeted at teachers, lecturers, rural enterprises and agriculture & business advisors as well as activists, policy makers and leaders in rural community development. If you have an influential role in rural development, participation in this summer school will equip you to use the most innovative rural development tools in your practice that have been developed by these five Horizon 2020 projects.

Workshops take place online (via zoom) on July 13th, 20th, 27th and August 3rd from 10:30 to 1:15pm CET. This programme is free to attend but registration in advance is necessary and is possible for individual or all sessions. After registration you will receive some short introductory material in advance of each session which will help you make the most of these short interactive workshops.

To join the summer school please register via this link or send an email with the following information:

  • Your name, affiliation, country and e-mail
  • Are you a partner or stakeholder in one of the projects (which one)
  • What sessions would you like to join

If possible please register the Friday before each session. This is to ensure that brief introductory material can be sent to you in advance of each session.

For more information please contact