Project "Leadership and Urban and Regional Development" co-implemented by the Poznan University of Economics (European Studies Department) was approved by the Visegrad Fund (Standard Grants). Project consortium is formed by the IREAS - Institute for Structural Policy (Prague, Czech Republic) - leader and other partner institutions: University of Economics in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)), Slovak Governance Institute (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (Budapest, Hungary).