EU Day: Study visit and mini-seminar at the Wool Office

EU Day on May 9, 2023 celebrates Leader Gute and our project "We rural builders in Gotland" with study visits and a mini-seminar at Ullkontoret in Endre! Here we want to collaborate with others to concretely show how EU support can contribute to sustainable rural development, social entrepreneurship, and circular economy.

Time:               EU Day on May 9, 2023, from 10:00 to about 13:30

Location:            The Wool Office, Mallas Stenstugu, Endre.

Registration:      Participation is free of charge. Registration to info@leadergute.se no later than May 2, 2023.

NOTE! Limited number of places – first come, first served!

Program:

10:00–11:00. The owners Jenny Andersson and Hans Bulthuis show Ullkontoret's operations (reception, washing and drying of wool, as well as production of wool pellets as soil improvement agents).

11:00–11:15. Short coffee break.

11:15–11:30. Summary of Ullkontoret's and GUTI's development journey and the support with EU funds that is part of the picture.

11:30–11:45. Growth Gotland/Klivet – how circular economy works. Participants: Sophie Jansen (Gotland), project manager & communicator, Aina Landvik (Gotland), project manager and Helena Tinnert (from IUC Kalmar County), project manager.

11:45–12:15. Leader Gute, Region Gotland, and the County Administrative Board about current support and EU funds.

Participants: Ellen Lundquist, operations manager Leader Gute. From Region Gotland's unit for Project Financing and Business Support participates William Cöster, project coordinator and project manager, Vanja Stenius, project developer and Roland Engkvist, EU coordinator. From the County Administrative Board participates Ylva Tevell and Line Obermeier, both working with investment support and project support.

12:15–about 12:30. Summary and conclusion with exchanges of experiences/questions/discussions.

12:30–about 13:30 Lunch and continued discussions!