Cunha, JorgeAlves, João EmílioCarvalho, LuísaCorreia, FlorbelaFarinha, LuísFernandes, JoanaFerreira, ManuelaLucas, EugénioNicolau, AnaNunes, SandraNunes, SaraOliveira, Pedro Nuno Ferreira Pinto dePereira, CristinaPinto, SandraSilva, José Manuel2014-01-272014-01-272013Cunha, Jorge; Alves, João; Carvalho, Luísa; Correia, Florbela; Farinha, Luís; Fernandes, Joana; Ferreira, Manuela; Lucas, Eugénio; Nicolau, Ana; Nunes, Sandra; Nunes, Sara; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Cristina; Pinto, Sandra; Silva, José Manuel (2013). The socio-economic impact of a Polytechnic Institution in a local economy : some insights of field research. In EAIR 35 th Annual Forum: the impact of Higher Education. Rotterdamhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/9176Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are considered important mechanisms of regional development. However, due to the current economic recession and budget constraints, HEIs need to demonstrate the impact that their activities have on the surrounding community that contributes for its economic development. Hence, the aim of this paper is to present the results of a model to estimate the economic impact of different HEIs that are located in regions with different socio-economic development. Moreover, the common framework of analysis, whilst considering the different socio-economic realities, allows the comparisons of the results for the different HEIS.engFunding-state higher educationHigher education policy/developmentNational systems of higher educationStrategic planningconference object