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Fachhochschule des Mittelstands Fachhochschule des Mittelstands
DE

Field of research

Urban-Rural Relations & Mobility

With the research topic of city, country and mobility, the FHM is taking up a current research field of the German government's high-tech strategy and focussing on the regional, spatial aspects of the innovative strength of SMEs. Research results show that regionally based family businesses, most of which are not located in metropolises, are positively correlated with regional innovative strength. However, it is also about researching, shaping and developing urban-rural relationships and rural areas in various areas. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, many of which are active in regions further away from agglomerations, need to improve their location conditions and image. They also need to be integrated into an innovation cluster, and a wide range of training and further education and transformation programmes need to be generated in order to continue and increase support for SMEs in their future-oriented ventures that are important for the regions and the country.

Research focus areas:
  • Urban and rural partnerships
  • Economy and society in rural areas
  • Location analyses for SMEs
  • Demography

Current projects in the field of urban-rural relations & mobility

Sector Coupling

To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuels must be replaced gradually. In this awareness, new photovoltaic and wind power plants have been built in recent years.

KREGI

The pilot project will develop a comprehensive catalog of measures that takes into account both hard and soft factors such as material resources, mobility, biodiversity and social aspects in order to plan resource- and climate-efficient commercial and industrial areas.

Completed projects in the field of urban-rural relations & mobility

BüWoLand

Creating equivalent living conditions in rural and urban areas and making cities resilient is a particular task of the Federal Government, which is formulated in the coalition agreement.

Open Innovation City Bielefeld

In an era of rapid technological change and social development, innovation is becoming the measure of the continued viability of German cities and regions.

SCALE

The further development of smart city concepts is driven by the continuous digitization and intelligent networking of all areas of life and sectors, such as energy supply systems, mobility, urban living, administration, and healthcare.

FHM institutes in the field of urban-rural relations & mobility

Institute for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (IfM)

Das FHM-Institut für den Mittelstand (IfM) hat die Mittelstandsförderung auf regionaler, deutschlandweiter und europäischer Ebene zum Ziel.

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