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Progress & Business Foundation
The Progress and Business Foundation grew out of a recognition on the part of the industry and academia of the new needs and circumstances of the free economy after the fall of the Soviet system in Poland. Founded in 1991, it has been registered in the same year in the Central Foundation Register No. 1536 at the Register Court in Warsaw. "Progress and Business" Foundation is a registered EU consulting organisation No. POL 19104. Its supervising body is the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research, a ministry-equivalent governmental institution.
Founding bodies :
- Jagiellonian University, Cracow
- University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow
- Danish Technological Institute, Taastrup
- Ministry of Industry and Trade, Warsaw
- Science Trade House of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
- Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Warsaw
- Polish Chemical Industry Chamber, Warsaw
- Marold AG, Triesten
Resources at the Foundation´s disposal:
- Extensive working relationships in specific industries, notably the energy, refining, petrochemical, chemical, electronics, packaging, furniture, clothing industries.
- Working relationships with government agencies at national, Voivodeship, and local government levels.
- Recognised position in the international network of development agencies and other organisations including the European Commission (Energy Directorate), UNIDO, Helsinki Economical University (Finland), ESSOR (France); Segal, Quince, Wicksteed Ltd.. (Cambridge, England), Danish Technological Institute, AED (USA), KANTOR (Greece) and others.
- Working relationships with various departments of Kraków universities (Jagiellonian University, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, the Academy of Agriculture, and the Cracow Academy of Economics) including involvement of key professionals in Foundation´s projects on contract basis.
- Core professional staff with project management expertise and analytical skills relevant to economic restructuring in key industrial sectors.
- High-level computer system including local area network, a LINUX based network, extensive Internet access, supported by qualified computer experts, as well as a range of specialised software
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