Institutions and Innovation in Urban and Regional Development, 5 cr

Tampere University

Teaching periods

Course code

HAL.KAJO.312

Language of learning

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Markku Sotarauta

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Management and Business 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Administrative Studies 100 %

Content

The main themes

- Institutional theory

- Path dependency and path development

- Competitiveness of cities and regions

- Resilience of cities and regions

- Variants of innovation systems, innovation policy

- Smart specialization

- Change agency

The core concepts, development models and theories are illustrated with case examples from Finland and other countries.

Learning outcomes

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Online or distance self learning

11.01.2027 – 22.02.2027

Completion option 2

Online or distance self learning

01.05.2026 – 31.08.2026