Economic Geographies of Knowledge, Innovation, and Uneven Development

Education facts

Code: 2KU261

The course provides an in-depth orientation to research issuess, concepts, and theories in contemporary economic geography. Key questions addressed include how knowledge, innovation, and new technologies transform economic activities and relationships across different places and geographical scales, as well as how they may contribute to geographically uneven economic development. The course, therefore, examines the opportunities and risks associated with various economic development strategies. It offers perspectives and analytical tools that are useful both in research and in professions focused on business, policy development, or urban and regional planning.

Entry requirements

Fulfilment of the requirements for a Bachelor´s degree, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Economic Geographies of Knowledge, Innovation, and Uneven Development

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 1 October 2026

  End date: 3 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %