The Department of Regional Studies is an academic community of faculty and students concerned with the societal, economic and environmental development in all its complexity. The Department is nationally and internationally recognized for its interdisciplinary academic expertise in the fields of environmental policy, urban andregional development, local governance and political geography.
The Department of Regional Studies provides students with opportunities to explore both the profound knowledge and contemporary issues in the three major subjects of the department; environmental policy, local government studies and regional studies. In addition students can study community engineering as a minor subject. The Department is widely acclaimed for its capacity in education. The Ministry of Education has nominated it three times as a national centre for educational excellence. The latest nomination was for years 2007-2009 (also 1999-2000 and 2001-2003).
The common denominator of the various research groups and their projects is the ambition to understand and analyze social dynamics of spatial and environmental change. Alongside the specific research themes of the individual research groups there are five crosscutting themes that are common to all the groups at the Department.
The Department of Regional Studies is one of the four departments at the Faculty of Economics and Administration.
These pages will give you information on research, studies, current events and other activities in Regional Studies, Local Governance and Environmental Policy.
