Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. Introductory Remarks -- Introduction -- The OECD study -- Note -- Chapter 2. Drivers for Regional Engagement -- Evolving perspectives on regional development and the place of higher education -- Evolving perspectives on higher education and the role of regions -- Box 2.1. Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland -- Synthesis: higher educations institutions tying down the global in the local -- Figure 2.1. Closed model of HEI/region interface -- Figure 2.2. National policies impacting on HEI/regional relations -- Figure 2.3. Regionally engaged multi-modal and multi-scalar HEI -- Note -- Chapter 3. Barriers to Regional Engagement of Higher Education -- Higher education, science and technology and labour market policy -- Box 3.1. The New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) in Korea -- Funding regional engagement -- Regional structures and governance -- Governance, leadership and management of higher education -- Table 3.1. External engagement of higher education institutions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 4. The Regions and their Higher Education Institutions -- Australia -- Brazil -- Canada -- Denmark -- Finland -- Korea -- Mexico -- The Netherlands -- Norway -- Spain -- Sweden -- United Kingdom: England -- Cross-border co-operation between Denmark and Sweden -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 5. Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Business Innovation: Overcoming the Barriers -- Table 5.1. Perceived importance of alternative channels of knowledge transfer from university to industry % -- Table 5.2. Research and innovative activities performed by universities in selected European countries -- Table 5.3. Sources of information and knowledge for innovation activities in UK manufacturing (year 2000).

Table 5.4. Policy trends supporting clusters and regional innovation systems -- Enhancing the engagement potential of higher education institutions -- Box 5.1. Examples of industrial liaison programmes in OECD countries -- Box 5.2. Three cluster model programmes -- Policy practices and instruments -- Box 5.3. Twente TOP programme -- Table 5.5. Co-operation of firms with research institutions in connection with product innovation according to the size of firms: in percentage -- Box 5.4. Entry points for SMEs to the university knowledge base -- Box 5.5. Upgrading the existing industry base in Castellon, Spain, and North East England -- Box 5.6. Science and technology cities -- Box 5.7. Higher education networks supporting the growth of knowledge-based economy -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6. Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Human Capital Formation: Overcoming the Barriers -- Widening access -- Box 6.1. Higher Education Equity Programs in Australia -- Box 6.2. Paraná, Brazil: Higher education expansion driven by the local authority -- Box 6.3. L'Université de Moncton: A symbol of cultural pride and catalyst of local economic development -- Box 6.4. Widening access through distance education in remote areas -- Box 6.5. Widening access in the North East England -- Improving the balance between labour market supply and demand -- Box 6.6. Balancing between labour market supply and demand -- Box 6.7. Work-based learning -- Box 6.8. Targeted development programmes in response to regional needs -- Box 6.9. Embedding regional engagement in core curriculum -- Box 6.10. Enhancing entrepreneurship -- Attracting talent to the region and retaining it -- Box 6.11. Fast Forward high potential management development programme -- Strategic co-ordination of the regional human capital system -- Conclusions: managing the regional human capital system.

Notes -- Chapter 7. Contribution of Higher Education to Social, Cultural and Environmental Development: Overcoming the Barriers -- Figure 7.1. Regenerating the region adapted from Barnley's model -- Health and welfare -- Box 7.1. Jyväskylä conjoint effort to respond to the challenges of ageing population -- Culture and creative industries -- Box 7.2. Cultural and creative industries in region building -- Environmental sustainability -- Box 7.3. Institute for Sustainability, Health and Regional Engagement (iSHARE) -- The case of Nuevo León in Mexico -- Box 7.4. Mandatory social service for higher education students in Mexico -- Conclusions: from entrepreneurial university to the socially engaged university -- Notes -- Chapter 8. Building Capacity for Co-operation between Higher Education and Regions -- The higher education pillar -- Box 8.1. Higher education management at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences: supporting regional engagement -- Box 8.2. Rewarding staff for regional engagement -- Box 8.3. Regions of Knowledge -- Box 8.4. Higher education regional associations supporting regional development in the North East of England and Öresund region -- The regional pillar -- Box 8.5. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) -- Box 8.6. Examples of strategic co-operation in regions -- Putting the bridge in place -- Box 8.7. Central government initiatives supporting the regional agenda of higher education institutions -- Realising the potential of higher education to contribute to regional development -- Notes -- Chapter 9. Pointers for Future Development -- Central governments -- Regional and local authorities -- Higher education institutions -- Annex A. OECD Project on Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Regional Development.

Annex B. Selected oecd Countries' Characteristics and Innovation-based Policies Targeting at the Regional Engagement of Higher Education Institutions -- Table B.1. Selected OECD countries' characteristics and innovation-based policies targeting at the regional engagement of higher education institutions.