Support for the cooperation between science and business received from the European subsidies within Regional Operational Programmes in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region

Abstract

The transfer of knowledge at the European level has currently been one of the solutions leading to the creation of economy based on know-how. It not only constitutes the pillar of integration but also one of the most effective methods of internationalization of scientific research, thus cooperation between Polish research centres and enterprises represent a fundamental condition for the civilizational advancement of Poland.

In the paper, on the basis of ROP KP- R for the years 2007–2013 and the analysis of the conducted competitions (within 5.4 Operation: Enhancement of the Regional Research and Development Technological Potential) by the Marshals Office of the city of Torun, and various publications in the field, the author touches upon issues concerning the support for the cooperation between science and business received from the European subsidies within ROP, as well as the assessment of the support for the cooperation between the research and development centres and the enterprises in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region.