Summary
CIFAL Surrey
Established in 2024, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Surrey is hosted by the University of Surrey. CIFAL Surrey’s primary mission is to provide a range of research-informed training opportunities, and capacity-building activities, to facilitate knowledge sharing between Civil Society Organizations representatives, public servants, decision-makers and stakeholders locally and internationally to strengthen capacities, improve decision-making processes, and promote sustainable development. The target audience includes local, national, and regional authority leaders, representatives of international organizations, civil society organizations, private companies, and academic institutions.
Scope: United Kingdom, Europe.
Thematic areas:
- Urban Governance and Planning
- Economic Development
- Social Inclusion
- Environmental Sustainability
- Cross-cutting Sector
Topics: Urban planning, sustainable development.
CIFAL Surrey Director
Prof. Amelia Hadfield
Prof. Amelia Hadfield
Prof. Amelia joined the University of Surrey in January 2019 as Head of the Department of Politics, and Chair in European and International Affairs. Previously she worked as Founder and Director of the Centre for European Studies (CEFEUS), a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Canterbury Christ Church Uni (2013-2018), after positions in Brussels at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and the Institute for European Studies. Amelia is a long-standing Jean Monnet Chair in European Foreign Affairs, and in 2020 established the University of Surrey’s Centre for Britain and Europe in Politics & International Relations, as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Amelia’s areas of expertise includes EU and UK foreign and security policy, global governance of sustainability and energy security. In January 2021, Amelia was appointed Dean International, and in October 2023, Amelia was appointed Associate Vice-President of External Engagement, in roles helping to deliver the University of Surrey’s international strategies, alongside community engagement, public affairs, and developing new partnerships at local, regional, national and international level
Contact Information
CIFAL Surrey
- Address: Senate House, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK