We analyze the role of universities or, more generally higher education institutions (HEIs), in terms of their regional …

-based environment. Knowledge sharing requires teamwork in research, collaboration and joint publications, which suggests building trust …

collaboration partners. Objective information about the universities such as specialization on STEM fields positively affects the …Spatial proximity facilitates transfer of knowledge and technology between research institutes or universities (RIU …) and firms. Against this background the location of research institutions and universities is often seen as an instrument …