From 08.09.2024 to 14.09.2024, the Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography visited the Spanish metropolises and economic centers Madrid and Bilbao together with Chris Brück and Leon Worbs and a group of 20 students as part of the module “One-week excursion in economic geography” in order to discuss economic geography content in practice and to open up new topic areas.
During a total of nine appointments, practical insights were provided into various areas of economic geography, which were subsequently reflected upon in valuable discussions, including...
...in Madrid:
- Business promotion and representation of German companies abroad:
⇒ German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) for Spain - Sustainable urban city development:
⇒ Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte (CreaMNN) - Promotion of tourism and sustainability at UN level:
⇒ United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) - International airport management in Spain and Latin America:
⇒ Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) - Institutional initiatives to promote AI and DeepTech technologies:
⇒ Madrid Innovation Lab (MIL)
...in Bilbao:
- Economic development, municipal city administration and smart specialization:
⇒ Bilbao Ekintza - Business promotion and location marketing:
⇒ Cámara de Comercio de Bilbao - Technology parks and business ecosystems:
⇒ Parque Tecnológico de Euskadi – Campus Zamudio - Start-up ecosystem management:
⇒ B Accelerator Tower (BAT Tower)
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our appointment partners once again for giving us the possibility to exchange ideas with them and learn from their practical and personal experiences. We very much appreciated the friendly and open exchange.
A very special thanks goes to Yasmin Hawari and June Aparicio from Bilbao International, who supported us significantly in organizing the excursion appointments in Bilbao, looked after us throughout our stay and during the appointments and also gave us many valuable insights into Basque culture through personal discussions.
Furthermore, a very big thank you goes to all the students who contributed to the very pleasant group atmosphere through their willingness to participate, their exciting presentations, their interested contributions to the discussions and their active involvement, thus making the success of this excursion possible in the first place.