Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Basque Country, Spain 2013 [electronic resource] /
Puukka, JaanaAuthor
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Charles DavidContributor
Morá, José GinesContributor
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2013.
The Basque country stands out in the Spanish landscape thanks to its industrial strength and well-educated workforce. How can the Basque Country make the best use of skills and knowledge against a backdrop of growing competition from emerging economies and ageing population? This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development. It is part of the series of the OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. These reviews help mobilise higher education institutions for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how the higher education system impacts upon regional and local development and brings together universities, other higher education institutions and public and private agencies to identify strategic goals and to work towards them.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of acronyms -- Assessment and recommendations -- Chapter 1. Human capital development, labour market and skills -- Introduction -- Achievements in human capital development -- Addressing the challenges of the ageing society -- Improving quality and relevance tertiary education -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex 1.A1. PISA results 2009 -- Annex 1.A2 UPV/EHU and competencies -- Annex 1.A3 The Co-operative Education Programme at the University of Waterloo, Canada -- References -- Chapter 2. Regional innovation system and universities -- Introduction -- The Basque regional innovation system -- Innovation system performance -- Universities’ research activities -- Interfaces for knowledge exchange -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3. Capacity building for regional development -- Introduction -- Policy framework for regional development -- Policy alignment for regional development -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex 3.A1. Higher vocational education in Spain: co-ordination and legal framework -- References -- Annex A. Review Team Members -- Annex B. The review Visit Agenda
The Basque country stands out in the Spanish landscape thanks to its industrial strength and well-educated workforce. How can the Basque Country make the best use of skills and knowledge against a backdrop of growing competition from emerging economies and ageing population? This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development. It is part of the series of the OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. These reviews help mobilise higher education institutions for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how the higher education system impacts upon regional and local development and brings together universities, other higher education institutions and public and private agencies to identify strategic goals and to work towards them.
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Urban, Rural and Regional Development
Education
Education
Social Sciences
History of Education