eprintid: 164 rev_number: 1 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/01/64 datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:13:16 lastmod: 2020-04-23 05:13:16 status_changed: 2020-04-23 05:13:16 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Dijkstra, J title: The economic impact of the University of Zaragoza ispublished: pub full_text_status: public abstract: This study examines the economic impact of the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Nowadays universities play an important role in the regional development. Universities are no longer regarded only as institutions for education and research but are also recognized as important regional economic actors as well. The University of Zaragoza contributes in several ways significantly to the economic development of the region. With high numbers of direct and indirect employment, local expenditures and the supply of high educated the university is directly responsble for an economic impuls in the city of Zaragoza where it is located. Further is the university by far responsible for the largest share of the total number of R&D activities in the region. The university uses their knowledge in various (innovative) ways and it has a close relationship with the local industry. date: 2012 date_type: published thesis_type: master degree_programme: EG tutors_name: Steen, P.J.M. van keywords_local: impact keywords_local: economic keywords_local: University keywords_local: Zaragoza keywords_local: regional language_iso: en titleorder: economic impact of the University of Zaragoza dbi: 50c8a57268d63 imported_item: yes date_of_import: 2020-04-22 imported_from: http://scripties.frw.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/ma/EG/2012/jdijkstra/ import_source_file: theses-frw-20200422132453-50c8a57268d63.xml date_issued: 2012-01-01 citation: Dijkstra, J (2012) The economic impact of the University of Zaragoza. Master thesis. document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/164/1/Masterthesis_J._Dijkstra.pdf