Learning Centres for regional development in Sweden
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Learning centres for regional development in Sweden Alastair Creelman Linnaeus University (standing in for Karin Berkö, Östersund Learning Centre)
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A presentation by Alastair Creelman and Karin Berkö held on EDEN conference in Oslo 12-15 june 2013 on how Learning Centres acan support distance learning and thus support rural development. This presentation is part of the DISTANS networks project on "How Education can Support Rural Development": http://distans.wetpaint.com/page/Does+Education+support+rural+development%3F
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Learning centres for regional development in Sweden
Alastair CreelmanLinnaeus University
(standing in for Karin Berkö, Östersund Learning Centre)
Population approx. 55,000
Over 60,000 km2
O.9 inhabitants per km2(Iceland 3 per km2Belgium 340 per km2)
The Federation of Lapland's Municipalities (LKF) Kiruna, Gällivare, Jokkmokk, Pajala
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Industries
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Learning centres
• Meeting place • Inspiration and
encouragement• Support• Guidance• Education broker
Photos: CFL Söderhamn
• Nitus - Swedish national network of learning centres
• Increase accessibility to education and competence development
• Meeting place for study and local business• Quality assurance
Why move to the university when the university can come to you?
Photo: CFL Söderhamn
Lappland’s learning centres
• Cooperation with three universities in northern Sweden
• Degree programmes in mining, tourism, hydro-electric engineering
• Higher vocational education
Kiruna
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10 years ago - unemployment and brain drainToday – more jobs than people
Åre - from winter only to all year resort
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