Higher Education in the European, All-Polish and Supraregional Strategies of Socio-Economic Development

The aim of this article is to emphasize that higher education institutions are now attributable to a significant role in creating development processes. Therefore, the records included in the European, Polish and supraregional strategic documents, which directly relate to higher education, have been analysed. In particular, the following documents were analysed: “Europe 2020”; “Concept of National Spatial Development 2030” (CNSD); “Long-term National Development Strategy - Poland 2030. Third Wave of Innovation” (LNDS); “National Development Strategy 2020” (NDS); integrated strategies i.e. “National Strategy of Regional Development 2010-2020: Regions, Cities, Rural Areas” (NSRD), “Strategy for Innovation and Economic Efficiency. Dynamic Poland 2020” (SIEE), “Human Capital Development Strategy 2020” (HCDS), “Social Capital Development Strategy by 2020” (SCDS); supraregional strategies i.e. “Development Strategy of Central Poland by 2020” (DSCP), “Development Strategy of Southern Poland by 2020” (DSSP), “Socio-Economic Strategy of Eastern Poland by 2020” (SSEP) and “Development Strategy of Western Poland by 2020” (DSWP). These documents were downloaded from the websites of the relevant institutions in March 2016.