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Congratulations Alexandru Brad

On 11 July 2023, Alexandru Brad successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy of Leipzig University.

Portrait photo of Alexandru Brad with doctor's hat
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Titled “Territorial Cohesion in Peripheralised Contexts: a Comparative Study of Integrated Territorial Development Instruments in Germany and Romania”, his dissertation examines the influence of powerful policy ideas on integrated local and regional development strategies in areas outside urban agglomerations.

Alexandru Brad earned his master's degree in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) and then worked for several years at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig. Since 2020, he has been working at our institute in the research area “Basic Service Provision“. Congratulations!

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