Regional and area-based development

Tourism and hospitality, training specialists in the field of tourism and hospitality, sustainable tourism, development of tourist routes, training of guides

Sustainable development of rural areas, including adaptation to climate change; Rural entrepreneurship; Protected areas and the social environment: organizing interaction between protected areas and the local population; Ecological and rural tourism; Assessment of the tourism and recreational potential of the territory; Development of regional tourism with the involvement of local government, NGOs, protected areas, and museum complexes; Organization of the activities of folk art craftsmen in the field of tourism

Integrated urban environment development and participatory design

Social and human development; education

Regional and local socio-economic development, including border territories

Education, urban development, technological development

Economic policy, strategic planning, social policy, transport infrastructure development, industrial and agricultural development, public administration

Rational use of land resources, regional development of agriculture, regional development of rural areas, optimization of mineral fertilizers application

Cultural policy, local and regional strategies, management in cultural and creative industries, cultural entrepreneurship

Energy management, energy auditing, measurement and verification of energy efficiency, renewable energy, integrated water resources management and climate-resilient services, climate change adaptation for drylands and land restoration, climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land management, an area-based approach and portfolio mapping, inclusive local economic development, results frameworks and project pipeline development, public-private partnerships

Econometric modeling, comparative analysis

Tourism and creative industries

Improvement of financial literacy of population and awareness building / Project management

MSMEs, social entrepreneurship and innovation, youth empowerment, communications and partnerships

Economic, social and political geography, urban studies, strategic business management

Regional and local development, public administration system, education, digital economy

Creative industries

Development of industrial technology parks and industrial clusters

Development of territories with preferential regimes of business activities (special economic zones, parks, etc.)

Development of clusters, technology parks, industrial parks and special economic zones