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MISTIA - Malopolska Institute of Local Government and
Administration
Education Department, Project and Programme Department
73a, Szlak Street
Cracow 31-153
Poland
Director: Krzysztof Lipski
Phone: +0103312 633-51-54/633-98-00
Fax: +0103312 633-51-54/633-98-00
Background, orientation and purpose
Profiles: Poland
The Malopolska Institute of Local Government and Administration was jointly founded by the President
of the Cracow Region and the Foundation in Support of Local Democracy (FRDL) on 1 January 1991.
Its mission is to support and promote individuals, organisations and groups actively participating in
the development of civil society and the state.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
The Department operates in the field of education in its widest sense: It aims at improving the skills of
local administration employees, entrepreneurs and local leaders. The Department employs highly
qualified and creative professionals who specialise in devising training schemes for local and state
administration, for small and medium enterprises and NGOs. Every year, our Department offers a
wide choice of training modules. It has an ongoing partnership with some 150 experts and specialists
in many fields, including staff working in higher education institutions in Cracow, individuals with a
rich experience in central and local institutions, and respected personalities in public life. Its main
activities include:
- development and implementation of training sessions, seminars, workshops and courses, either in
the Department or on the customers' premises (in municipal and provincial offices and institutions in
municipalities and provinces of Malopolska);
- organisation of regional, national and international meetings and conferences;
- lobbying for the furtherance of civil society and the state;
- supporting the integration of local groups through forums with clubs and associations of 600
members or more; and
- preparation and realisation of study tours for representatives of local government, student
representatives and local leaders from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.
For many years the Education Department has been involved in educational and information activities
in connection with Poland’s accession to the European Union.
PROJECT AND PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT
Employees of the Project and Programme Department implement projects supporting the activities of
local government, small and medium enterprises and NGOs. Its main activities include:
- implementing partnership programmes for local development, such as short- and long-term
management and strategic planning in municipalities and poviats (units of local administration);
- development and improvement of small-to-medium enterprises;
- conducting inter-sector co-operation programmes (public administration, NGOs and local business);
- advisory and training services for public administration, representatives of NGOs and business in the
following fields: public information, public relations, management, strategic planning. project
management, personnel management, finance management, TQM;
- supporting implementation of budgets and development of long-term investment plans in
municipalities and poviats;
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