1. MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER – PRACTICE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

2. KUJAWSKO POMORSKA ORGANIZACJA PRACODAWCÓW LEWIATAN KUYAVIA AND POMERANIA ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYERS „LEWIATAN”  FOUNDED IN 2006, HEADQUARTERS IN TORUŃ  ASSOCIATED WITH POLISH CONFEDERATION OF PRIVATE EMPLOEYERS “LEWIATAN”  REGIONAL ORGANIZATION  REGISTERED IN COURT IN TORUŃ  TWO OFFICES: IN TORUŃ AND BYDGOSZCZ KPOP LEWIATAN

3.  BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 50 COMPANIES, TOGETHER EMPLOYING AROUND 8 500 PEOPLE (in Poland companies association is optional)  APPLIES FOR PROJECTS CO-FINANCED BY THE EU /EC  COMPLETED 8 PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF ABOUT 8 MILLION ZŁ - 1.8 MILLION EUR (own resources come fom membership fee)  TWO MAIN TYPES OF PROJECTS BUILDING UP CIVIL SOCIETY LABOR MARKET SUPPORT KPOP LEWIATAN - ACTIVITIES

4. FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2012 KPOP LEWIATAN SUPPORTS CREATING STRATEGY FOR THE REGION FOCUSING ON MEDICAL AND WELLNESS TOURISM MEDICAL & WELLNESS TOURISM AS A BRAND OF REGION KPOP LEWIATAN SUPPORTS CREATING REGION STRATEGY FOCUSING ON THIS BRAND MEDICAL & WELLNESS TOURISM STRATEGY

5. IN KUYAVIA AND POMERANIA VOIVODSHIP OPERATE:  A NUMBER OF PRIVATE CLINICS AND HOSPITALS WITH MODERN EQUIPPMENT COOPERATING WITH HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS IN KUYAVIA AND POMERANIA VOIVODSHIP ARE:  TWO TOWNS WITH A GOOD HEALTH AND WELLNESS NETWORK CIECHOCINEK AND INOWROCŁAW (BUILDING UP WIENIEC)  NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY IN TORUŃ WITH MEDICAL, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS FACULTIES  UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMY (WSG) IN BYDGOSZCZ MEDICAL AND WELLNESS TOURISM AS A BRAND OF REGION

6. MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER WAS CREATED ON THE 1 ST OF JULY 2013 CLUSTER LEADER IS KPOP LEWIATAN MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER PROJECT

7. KPOP LEWIATAN LEADS ORGANIZATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CLUSTER CLUSTER ACTS ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWN RULES CLUSTER MEMBERS HAVE A WELL DEFINED LEGAL STATUS CLUSTER MEMBERS SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH KPOP LEWIATAN (THE AGREEMENT MAY BE TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY) CLUSTER MEMBERS PAY AN ANNUAL FEE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER PROJECT

8. DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - MAIN TASK

9.  MARKET RESEARCH ON MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES  EDUCATION FOR MANAGERS OF MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES  IMPROVING STAFF QUALIFICATIONS  SUPPORTING EXPORT OF MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES  BUILDING A NETWORK OF COMBINED MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES  SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES  AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CLUSTER LEADER - RESPONSIBILITIES

10.  PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM IN POLAND ABROAD  CREATING MUTUAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN: MEDICAL COMPANIES, SPECIALIZED SUPPLIERS (ALSO SERVICES SUPPLIERS) WITH OTHER COMPANIES OF RELATED BUSSINES BRANCHES  SEEKING FOR INVESTMET / INVESTORS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOR CLUSTER MEMBERS MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - OBJECTIVES

11. CLUSTER OBJECTIVES WILL BE REACHED BY:  ORGANIZATION AND LEADING OF CONFERENCES AND COURSES ON MEDICAL AND WELLNESS INDUSTRY  LEADING CERTIFIED MEDICAL AND WELLNESS TOURISM  CO - PARTICIPATION (MUTUAL PARTICIPATION) IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS  ACQURING EXTERNAL FOUNDS FOR PROJECTS REALIZATION FOR CLUSTER MEMBERS AND CLUSTER ITSELF MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - OBJECTIVES

12. CLUSTER OBJECTIVES WILL BE REACHED BY:  CREATING MUTUAL OFFERS FOR CLUSTER MEMBERS (COMBINATION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES AND TREATMENTS WITH WELLNESS SERVICES AND TREATMENTS)  ORGANIZATION AND LEADING CONFERENCES AND COURSES ON CLUSTER FOR CLUSTER MEMBERS  ECONOMICAL AND MARKET ANALYSIS AS WELL AS MARKET RESEARCH AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR CLUSTER MEMBERS  COOPERATION WITH OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - OBJECTIVES

13. VISITING: POLISH ECONOMY FORUM HELD ON MAY 23 RD 2013, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ORGANIZATION: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION SECTION POLISH EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS INTRODUCTION OF POLAND TO BELGIUM BUSINESS AS A GOOD MARKET TO INVEST POLISH AND BELGIUM ENTERPRISES TO MEET AND START COOPERATION POLISH TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE INTRODUCED POLISH SPA AND WELLNESS CENTRUMS INCLUDING ONES FROM OUR REGION MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - ACTIVITIES

14. VISITING : THE HEALTH TOURISM SHOW HELD ON JULY 10 TH -13 TH 2013, IN LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN PARTICIPANTS: 328 COMPANIES AND ABOUT 10,000 VISITORS HEALTH TOURISM EXHIBITORS FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING MALAYSIA, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, SPAIN, BUDAPEST, CROATIA, THAILAND, INDIA, POLAND, GERMANY AND BULGARIA. ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

15. VISITING : MEDICAL TOURISM 4 TH SPECIALISED EXHIBITION HELD ON OCTOBER, 10 TH - 12 TH 2013, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA PARTICIPANTS: 458 COMPANIES FROM 40 COUNTRIES AND 7,748 VISITORS HEALTH TOURISM EXHIBITORS FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING LITHUANIA, GREECE, FINLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, INDIA, ISRAEL, HUNGARY ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

16. OCTOBER 1 ST 2013 KPOP LEWIATAN STARTED NEW PROJECT STRONGLY CONNECTED TO MEDICAL TORURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER GOOD PRACTICE MAKS STUDENT AN EXELENT EMPLOYEE PROJECTS BUDGET IS ABOUT 508 000 ZŁ (ABOUT 122 000 EURO) PROJECTS OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

17.  THE PROJECT DEDICATED TO STUDENTS OF GASTRONOMY / CATERING SCHOOLS, TOURISM AND HOTELS MANAGMENT SCHOOLS  96 HOURS OF TRAININGS AND 150 HOURS OF INTERNSHIPS FOR 80 STUDENTS, BEST 50 STUDENTS WILL HAVE ADITIONAL INTERNSHIP FULLY PAID  WORKING EXPERIENCE AT HOTELS, CATERING AND ADMINISTRATION IN HEALTH RESORTS PROJECTS OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - OBJECTIVES

18. NOVEMBER 1 ST OF 2013 NEW PROJECT STARTS MEDICAL INDUSTRY AS A STRENGHT OF KUYAVIA AND POMERANIA VOIVODSHIP PROJECTS BUDGET IS ABOUT 755 000 ZŁ (ABOUT 180 000 EURO) PROJECTS OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

19. MARKET RESERCH AND EXPERTISE OF THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR FOREIGN MARKETS (GERMANY AND RUSSIA) INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR 20 MEDICAL COMPANIES ON BUILDING THE INNOVATION STRATEGY AND HELP IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION CREATING AND LEADING COURSES ON MARKETING, SALES AND FOREIGN CUSTOMER SERVICES PROJECTS OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER - OBCJETIVES

20. IMPORTANT FOR THE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE WIIL BE SUPPORT FROM EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS CLUSTER WILL APPLY FOR THESE RESOURCES PROJECTS OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM & WELLNESS CLUSTER

21. KUYAVIA AND POMERANIA ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYERS „LEWIATAN” UL. MONIUSZKI 10 87-100 TORUŃ + 48 603 701 373 www.kpoplewiatan.pl biuro@kpoplewiatan.pl