Naslov
Pop-up rural social-innovative hubs-case study from Croatia

Autori
Kantar, Sandra ; Svržnjak, Kristina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific Conference Rural Development 2019 "Research and Innovation for Bioeconomy" / Raupelienė, Asta - Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, 2020, 393-397

Skup
9th International Scientific Conference Rural Development 2019 Research and Innovation for Bioeconomy

Mjesto i datum
Kaunas, Litva, 26.09.2019. - 28.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
pop-up rural hub ; Croatia ; innovation ; socially beneficial learning ; rural community

Sažetak
This paper presents formation of the first pop-up rural socially-innovative hubs in Croatia through the cooperation of higher education institutions, civil society organizations, students, alumni and local people in the specific rural communities of Međimurje and Split-Dalmatia County. The main purpose of the hubs is to develop, test and validate an inclusive and participative program of service learning in the field of sustainable rural development. Pop-up rural hubs are mobile model of service learning that functions as an occasional event in the local community, to which all interested initiators are invited to join. From the sociological perspective, the most important aim of this project is to strenghten rural local communities through the launch of socio-innovative sustainable micro-entrepreneurial activities by using local resources. Through pop-up rural hubs, business ideas and plans are tested, and through additional mentoring and business plan, initiators were able to send the product or service on the market. Although the project is not over yet, the preliminary results show that pop-up rural socially-innovative hubs, within a period of one year project duration, stress the differencies and similarities between local communities in different parts of rural Croatia, enhance human capital and have a social impact on higher education institutions, civil society organizations, students, alumni and local people.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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