Where in Europe are the LCF clusters?
The LCF has two centres in Augsburg and Lisbon and two partner institutions in Hungary and Poland and various clusters in other European countries. Each of these institutions contributes to the activities of LCF in a particular manner.
Augsburg
The centre in Augsburg, apart from being the headquarters of the LCF, is closely cooperating with the University of Augsburg. It brings together young groups of researchers working on the problems of the Lisbon agenda in cooperation with a group of researchers at the University of Hohenheim. It also provides strong linkages with a well known academic journal of the field, the Journal of Evolutionary Economics.
The Augsburg LCF group tries to install a regional as well as national network including political groups and international private companies, which are situated in the Augsburg-Munich area and are firmly interested in European affairs. It will also try to establish close ties to NGOs and NPOs linked to either private industry, political parties or the labour unions. Furthermore, it will interact with other international networks which already have close contacts to the Augsburg LCF group (for example the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society or the Europe-Institute of Japan) and bring to their attention the objectives and the content of the Lisbon Agenda.
Lisbon
The centre in Lisbon is closely cooperating with the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and manages the internet platform, the chief way of disseminating LCF activities, and carries out the key networking activities with the European institutions and policy makers.
Hohenheim
The LCF group in Hohenheim is closely cooperating with the University of Hohenheim and shares close contacts to the Northern European regions, especially to the Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom, but also to the new European member countries in the Baltic area. This network encompasses especially research centres on innovation and European development.
Warsaw
The experts in Poland cooperate closely with the Graduate School of Business Economics and work on two themes: the development of innovation in new member states and the essential role which regions play in the promotion of growth and jobs. They are closely integrated in the international network of university co-operations in more than forty countries.
Budapest
The experts in Hungary build up a “think thank” of about 30 prominent Hungarian economists and social scientists, namely EUTEKA Civil Academy. In addition they have close linkages with other Hungarian research institutes such as ISES (Institute for Social and European Studies) at Berzsenyi Daniel College, Szombathely and the Centre for European Studies and Education at Corvinus University of Budapest.
Other countries
The LCF clusters in other European countries such as Sweden, France, and Italy work each on topics relevant for the Lisbon agenda such as innovation driven growth and the dynamics of knowledge intensive industries like biotechnology, IT and renewable energy.