Place and influence of tertiary education in the regional development of Slovakia | Miesto a vplyv terciárneho vzdelávania v regionálnom rozvoji Slovenska
2010
Palaščáková, D., Technická univ., Košice (Slovak Republic). Ekonomická fakulta, Katedra ekonomických teórií
Nowadays, much attention is paid to the issue of regional development in Slovakia as well as in the world. Slovak Republic is characterized by significant differences between regions. The the institutions of tertiary education (universities, as representatives of the intitutions of higher education), companies, institutions of public administration and self-government, organizations of the third sector belong among the main subjects located in the region, activities of which can influence the atractivness of the region, its potential and development. The presented results of the contribution represent the application of approaches to evaluate the quality of tertiary education using the Regional University Environment Quality Index in the conditions of the self-governed regions of the Slovak Republic. Although market and competition plays the major role in narrowing regional disparities, state and self-government can intestify the whole process by the creation of appropriate conditions to improve the quality of higher education environment even in the lagging regions.
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