Driven by the importance of introducing TEMA into the professional world, the Consortium places a particular emphasis on its relations to the relevant professional sectors and confronts with territorial realities, as well as with the local and national administration.

After participating in the development of the TEMA curriculum, the Department of Hungarian Ethnology and Anthropology at the University Babeş-Bolyai of Cluj became one of the principal associated members of the Consortium.

Through an excellent relationship with Atelier at the University ELTE, the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, the French Institute of Budapest and the Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle of the Embassy of France in Hungary contribute to the implementation and the running of the TEMA Master Course. In addition, depending on the main interests of the participating students, they can do an internship or possibly start their carrier with other associated members:

• For those who wish to know more about participatory urban development and social questions concerning urban development – internship at the RÉV 8 Zrt., one of the most important companies in this field;

• For cultural heritage and urban landscape – Kulturális Örökségvédelmi Hivatal  (National Office of Cultural Heritage);

• For the role of architecture in urban planning – Department of Urbanism of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and its extensive network of international connections;

• For architectural projects in the urban space – ZHJ Építésziroda Kft., one of the principal offices of architecture in Budapest.

The team of the Laboratoire Géographie-Cités du CNRS also took part in the development of the TEMA curriculum. As an associated member of the Consortium, it continues to play an important role in the implementation and the running of the Master Course. Moreover, it accommodates the mixed unity of RIATE services (Réseau Interdisciplinaire pour l’Aménagement du Territoire Européen) that is the focal point for the ORATE / ESPON program of the European Committee and ensures communication between the scientific and political communities in the field of regional policy and urban planning. Additionally, EHESS benefits from the privileged contacts with the Mayor of Paris, who regularly offers internship opportunities to students, and with the Regional Council of Île-de-France that offers MA scholarships to students – mostly from Third Countries – who go to undertake their studies in the Paris region. EHESS maintains a close relationship with the Bernard Gregory Association, whose main mission is to promote development through research in the social-economic world and to help with the professional placement of young doctors from each discipline within the appropriate companies. Its initiative “AvanThèse” enables young researchers to think about becoming professionals, thanks to the privileged contacts with the professional world. The Paris team of TEMA maintains a close relationship with DIACT (Délégation Interminisrérielle à l’Aménagement et à la Compétitivité des Territoires) and with its Observatory of Territories.

The University of Catania has maintained, for several years, a good working relationship with the administration of Italian towns and municipalities, for instance the Mayor of Catania – Direzione Urbanismo, the Mayor of Siracusa – Direzione Piani e Programmi, and with the Institute for Archeological and Monumental Heritage of Catania (CNR – IBAM), the Consorzio Universitario Archimede and Politecnica  (Bologna, Florence and Catania), an Italian enterprise specializing in urban renewal. Offering their experience in the field of programming, planning, heritage protection and development, all of these qualified actors of urban and regional planning have already contributed to higher education, as well as to projects that aim to the social and cultural integration of marginal groups. As associated members of the TEMA Consortium, these institutions are ready to host TEMA students during their internship. A supervisor is assigned for each of them, for a better follow-up and a complete integration of their work in the institution’s own structure.

In Prague, the program cooperates with the Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales (CEFRES) , an associated member of the Consortium, and with the Municipality of Prague, the Museum of Ethnography of the National Museum, the Archives of Prague, and the Czech Tourist Authority. TEMA students can take advantage of the free access to the seminars and lectures organized by CEFRES, and of the opportunity to follow the interactive activities of the aforementioned museums and archives.