About us

Introduction

The Local Government Development Center (LGDC) was established in May 1999 with the idea to follow on focus of the Local Self Government Assistance Center (LSGAC)as a not-for-profit, independent and non-political NGO. In 2008 LGDC has signed cooperation agreement with the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences Comenius University Bratislava, Institute of Public Policy and Economics.

Mission

„Local Government Development Center is a not-for-profit, non-political civic association aiming to contribute to democratic development of local self-government in Slovakia. Local Government Development Center supports professional development of individuals, building institutions of self-government professional associations and forming a system of education in the field of local government. “

Main Aims

Support and development of professional associations and local government representatives and employees through projects targeting institution building, training and education of their members and employees
Support and development of projects of mutual cooperation between professional local government associations in Slovakia and abroad, mutual exchange of experiences and knowledge
Full exploitation and development of the system of local government training initiated by the Local Self Government Development Center, which could eventually be developed into a complex university educational program for local government

LGDC Board Members

Ľuba Vávrová, PhD	LGDC Project Manager
Ing. Monika Schestágová	Project Manager, Canadian Urban Institute Dolný Kubín, currently HRM
Ing. Hana Dienerová	City Manager, City of Trnava; Vice president of the Association of Finance Officers of SR

LGDC Staff

Project Managers and Assistants; Experts and Affiliates; trainers in field based on project