Researchers from the Faculty of Economics and Finance at the University of Białystok (UwB) will participate in a project carried out under a European Commission grant, the main aim of which is to develop urban public policies targeting the problems of young people. 

The aim of the project “BACK IN TOWN – The role of industrial relations and social dialogue in supporting young people’s employment and social inclusion at an urban level” is to develop urban public policies sensitive to the problems of young people, and the research will focus on aspects such as urban development, the role of industrial relations and social dialogue in supporting young people’s employment and social inclusion in changing urban areas, the role of local government in creating urban public policies aimed at young people, and the problem of youth migration.

Prof. Marzanna Poniatowicz, Dr Dorota Perło and Dr Agnieszka Piekutowska will summarise the results of analyses concerning the diagnosis of the situation of young people in urban labour markets in various European countries.