Project and Mentoring Regions

Project Regions

The EU project IN2WOOD started with thirteen institutions from six project regions:

        

    

The mentoring process is an essential aspect of building European Regions of Knowledge networks. In a joint mentoring process more and more partners were invited to join the IN2WOOD network as mentoring regions.

We are interested to deepen our relations and establish new contacts with the forest-based sector in South Eastern Europe. Currently the IN2WOOD mentoring interface

comprises 55 additional institutions in 12 countries in East and Southeast Europe.

Facts about Mentoring

• Mentoring partners have become directly involved as external experts into IN2WOOD’s objectives to develop regionally adopted strategies and pilot concepts.
• The IN2WOOD network actively supports the matching of bi- to multi-lateral partnerships of institutions in the IN2WOOD and mentoring regions on all levels: research, forest administration and business.
• Several new transborder cooperation between IN2WOOD partners and mentoring partners have been initiated after the first mentoring workshop. Although, these cooperation are linked closely to the IN2WOOD process, they are progressing as “spin offs” beyond the IN2WOOD project.
• Apart from public events like the mentoring workshops at the International Wood Fair Klagenfurt 2010 and LIGNA Hannover 2011, IN2WOOD partners deepen their strategic partnerships with institutions from East and Southeast Europe through bilateral study trips and focused expert meetings. For further insight have a look at Networking and News.