pt. 1. Universities : local/regional institutions of knowledge creation and innovation in national and international contexts -- pt. 2. Universities, entrepreneurship and innovation-driven development -- pt. 3. Academic footstep in the city.

The new development paradigm has led to a new specialization of specific territorial entities and thus has influenced the mutual relations between them. In particular, these changes have influenced the relations between the metropolis and its hinterland. The contemporary metropolis concentrates...

The article examines the historic structures of the European continent, paying special attention to the impact of former boundaries that separated particular national and economic systems on the present regional differentiation of several countries. The empirical data refer to Central-Eastem...