Key role: the man, who already gained professional experiences and is ready and able to extend his/her knowledge, the unbiased man, who is appropriate for cooperation "without borders". Our project has the aim to help the target groep yet defined in general only - in an integrated, comprehensive and direct way. Hence indirectly we want to reach social and economical players as local governments, companies, public institutions and civil organizations with the help of the men mentioned above. Elements of the project: 1. Preparation of methodological guide and workbook + presentation material (on pendrive) for economical and country development professionals; 2. Traditional and e-learning postgraduate courses for economical and country development professionals; 3. Preparation and operation of a common website; 4. Continuous and regular cooperation of partners and in the project trained professionals in the form of workshops and conferences; 5. Preparation of a feasibility study on the establishment of a common project preparation and information office; 6. Establishment of the office; 7. Launching PR activity on the project. 8. Public procurement procedure Achievements: The legal and institutional background and the economic and regional development practices are different in Hungary and Slovakia. The aim of the previous cross-border programmes (Phare, Interreg) was to change this and to foster a strong socio-economic cooperation. The project partners recognized that the cooperation between the civil, local and regional actors in the field of socio-economic and regional development on both sides of the border is inevitable. The main objective of the project was to train, and increase the knowledge of experienced professionals who are open-minded and ready to create and manage further cross-border cooperation projects. In the frame of the project, the partners prepared a methodology handbook and presentation materials, and organised conferences, trainings and workshops for economic and regional development professionals.