The impact of a Higher Education Institution on Socioeconomic Development – the Study Case of the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal

Sandra Saude, Carlos Borralho, Isidro Feria and Sandra Lopes ()
Additional contact information
Sandra Lopes: Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 2014, vol. 3, issue 2, 151-166

Abstract: It is widely recognized that the investment in human capital, innovation, and knowledge transfer is essential to sustainable development and growth. Within this context, the role and action of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are vital. This paper aims to reflect on the role and impact of higher education on regional development, based on the reality of public higher education in Portugal and, more specifically, the case study of the Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja). This institution belongs to the subsystem of polytechnic higher education and is located in a region that has one of the lowest economic ratios and population density in Europe.

Keywords: Higher Education; Regional Development; Socioeconomic Impacts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://apcz.umk.pl/CJFA/article/view/CJFA.2014.024/4563 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:cpn:umkcjf:v:3:y:2014:i:2:p:151-166

Access Statistics for this article

Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting is currently edited by Leszek Dziawgo

More articles in Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting from Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Miroslawa Buczynska ().