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Main Objective
Its main objective is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and skills for introducing, supporting and co-ordinating processes of change and transformation at the local level. The focus of the programme is local development, with the following characteristics: public, private and non governmental actors are the fundamental agents; social stability and economic prosperity are pursued, in conformity with international best practices. The general approach is comparative and interdisciplinary.
The primary objective of the course is to offer a programme of study which includes achieved both by means of the study of theory, and by means of the analysis of solutions at local level. The educational process is finalized through the practical experience of traineeships, in order to deepen operational knowledge of the functioning of institutions of local development and local autonomy.
Master CoDe focuses on how development is linked to the territorial dimension of economic, institutional and social processes and how sub-national development can support economic and social progress, as well as political and social stability. The Course educates and trains students through theoretical and practical learning on local development. It places particular emphasis on issues arising from ethnically complex situations, and provides direct contact with European and international best practices. Students will be able to introduce, support and co-ordinate transformation at the local level, acting as an interface between organisations and structures engaged locally.
Master CoDe is fully embedded in the "third wave" of local development which began in the late 1990s. Within this wave, the focus of local development has shifted from direct intervention, e.g. from individual direct financial transfers, to shaping the entire environment, including the institutional, legal, social and business environment more conducive to stabilisation, business and growth.
Thus the focus is placed on supporting quality of life improvements, supporting and encouraging networking and collaboration, providing a competitive local investment climate, encouraging workforce development and education, developing a holistic strategy aimed at growing local firms. Tools used to this end include, among others, public/private partnerships, networking and the leveraging of private sector investments for the public good and soft infrastructure investments.
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