TEN Center – Thematic Environmental Networks

The Center for Thematic Environmental Networks (TEN) is a Center for education and research in the fields of environment and sustainable development.

TEN Center promotes the exchange of knowledge and information on the environmental field and offers tools and supplementary approaches in order to solve environmental issues with specific reference to sustainable development.

TEN Center

• promotes education and advanced training programs on sustainable development and environmental management;
• develops research activities on the main areas of environmental protection, with specific focus on developing countries;
• hosts initiatives which provide a meeting platform for the competent authorities, researchers and those who are involved in environmental and sustainable development issues.

Since 2003, TEN manages and coordinates advanced training programs devised for director generals and managers of public administrations, researchers and private sector experts from the People’s Republic of China and Eastern European countries. The aim is to augment and improve the capabilities of policy-makers and to facilitate knowledge transfer in order to promote sustainable environmental, social and economic policies.