Abstract

The article presents the analysis of 2,947 projects in the area of science and education co-financed by the Structural Funds in Poland in 2004–2006. It summarizes the investments co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Data on 2,947 projects, with their regional division, have been verified. Thanks to this regional leaders have been distinguished in terms of the number of projects and raised funds in 2004–2006. Most importantly, the amount of the subsidy from the EU to projects in the area of science and education in Poland in the years 2004–2006 has been estimated per capita of individual region. These data were compared with the selected human capital development indicators in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 to assess the impact of European funding in the field of science and education on human capital in Poland.

Highlights

  • Accession to the European Union has enabled Poland to participate in EU budget funds for the implementation of investments in various areas

  • The analysis shows that, in the analyzed period in the provinces of Eastern Poland, the largest amount of support from structural funds per capita was implemented in the area of science and education

  • EU Structural Funds played a significant role in the development of the Polish science and education sector in 2004–2006

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Introduction

Accession to the European Union has enabled Poland to participate in EU budget funds for the implementation of investments in various areas. The average percentage of cofinancing for projects in the area of science and education, the average percentage share of subsidies from structural funds in implemented investments, and the average value of subsidies for one project have been specified. In the years 2004–2006 in Poland, 2,947 projects were implemented in the field of science and education They were co-financed from three structural funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF). Number of projects in the area of science and education, total value of projects and the value of obtained subsidies by Universities and Universities of Technology in Poland in 2004–2006

Value of UE subsidies in million zł
Lower Silesian
Rural areas
Secondary schools
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