Fernandes, Joana2012-09-142012-09-142010Fernandes, Joana (2010). The economic impact of higher education institutions on regional development: the case of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. In Engenharia para a Qualidade de Vida. Bragahttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/7565Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are considered, usually, important mechanisms for regional development. However, it is essential that they can quantify the impact that their activities have in surrounding communities and in regional economic development.engconference object