Andrzej Sztando Strategie Samorządowe

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Prof. Andrzej Sztando, PhD, hab.

Do you need a research partner or guest lecturer on local development, Poland's economic boom etc.?

My job is more than just research, lectures & consulting. This is my contribution to development of my homeland, Poland and the dissemination of local development strategic governance in the world. This is my life mission.

Focus on task and individual approach

I am focused on the task at hand and I have flexible and individual approach to my partners and their needs. Thanks to this, I achieve better results and easily find new colleagues around the world.

Lifetime, complete experience

I deal with local development strategic governance and self-governments as a consultant, scientist, lecturer and member of authorities since 1994. Therefore my experience is rich, consistent and complete.

Broad, constantly expanded knowledge

I am a habilitated doctor of management sciences and a doctor of economic sciences, but I am still expanding my knowledge at conferences, training, as well as by reading professional publications and legal acts.

Proprietary methods and patents

I am the author of new, including patented, methods of analysis, planning and evaluation of local development strategies. They are used in practice by both me and consulting companies.

Personal and institutional relations

Dealing with local government and local development since 1994, I built personal and institutional relationships that I use in my work. In a modern world of relationships, they provide a strategic advantage.

25 years of experience & satisfied academics / authorities

ca. 20 international research projects

lectures in 17 countries on 4 continents

about 130 successful consulting projects

over 100 reference letters and 14 awards

News: events, opinions, projects

I train authorities – leaders who perfect their artistry of strategic governance

9 mayors, 3 treasurers, 9 directors and managers of self-government units and companies as well as several other public managers and private businessmen – I spent Sunday with such a group teaching them strategic governance.

25 April 2022 Read more
Lectures in Cyprus on Polish communes facing the effects of the pandemic and war in Ukraine

In Limassol, Cyprus, I gave lectures to DBA students of the Cyprus Institute of Marketing and The University of West London.

16 April 2022 Read more
I use the experience from the strategies of Polish municipalities in the European Research Executive Agency in Brussels, Belgium

Thanks to the experience gained in working on municipal strategies, for 3 years I’ve been assessing for the European Research Executive Agency the results of projects looking for solutions to the strategic challenges of self-governments in the EU.

7 April 2022 Read more
Think global, act (g)local. Municipal Strategic Q&A #4

The Polish Pismo Wspólnota Journal of Self-government 6/22 published my 4th article of “Municipal Strategic Q&A” series.

30 March 2022 Read more

I chose the Polish Top Municipal Investments of the Decade – they are all strategic.

I chose the Polish Top Municipal Investments of the Decade – they are all strategic.

15 September 2021 Read more
Conference (in an interesting style) at the University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Conference (in an interesting style) at the University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

25 April 2018 Read more
I have evaluated the GOSPOSTRATEG strategic research program and I am proud of it!

I have evaluated the GOSPOSTRATEG strategic research program and I am proud of it!

25 February 2021 Read more
I train authorities – leaders who perfect their artistry of strategic governance

9 mayors, 3 treasurers, 9 directors and managers of self-government units and companies as well as several other public managers and private businessmen – I spent Sunday with such a group teaching them strategic governance.

25 April 2022 Read more