Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development 2008-10: Catalonia, Spain

By participating in the OECD Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development the Autonomous Region of Catalonia wants to:

• Catalan universities are committed to supporting social, economic and cultural development in their region. The OECD review will provide an opportunity to analyse in detail the channels of interaction between the HEIs and the region, and draw from a wider international experience. Identifying good practices and different approaches of other regions will facilitate a common strategy for the universities.

More about Catalonia, its higher education institutions, 
and its HEIs' role in regional development

• Catalonia in brief
• Higher education and research in Spain and Catalonia
• Further reading and useful links

Key issues in Catalonia

• Effective knowledge exchange between HEIs and industry
• Equity in the access to higher education
• Provision of highly qualified workforce for the development of knowledge intensive industry
• Innovation as a way out of the crisis
   

Regional Co-ordinators in Catalonia

Martí PARELLADA

Fundación CYD

marti.parellada[at]fundacioncyd.org

Josep M. VILALTA

Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques (ACUP)

jmvilalta[at]acup.cat

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