Rola Podstrefy Lublin Specjalnej Strefy Ekonomicznej Euro-Park Mielec w zagospodarowaniu i modernizacji kapitału ludzkiego miasta Lublin
The role of the Lublin Subzone of Euro-Park Mielec Special Economic Zone in development and taking advantage of human capital of the city of Lublin

Summary/Abstract: Special economic zone (SEZ) is an instrument for regional development. One of the purposesfor SEZs creation in Poland, it was the creation of new jobs. In the majority of Polish zones thispriority has been expressed in plans of development as the need for labor market activation andincrease in the level of education and qualifications of employees. The authors state that the essenceof the functioning of economic zones in Poland include not only new jobs creation but also the developmentof human capital. In particular, the aim of this article is evaluation whether and to whatextent the Lublin Subzone of Euro-Park Mielec Special Economic Zone, which became the subjectof research conducted by the authors, contributes to the development of human capital of Lublincity. The paper presents the results of studies conducted in enterprises from Lublin Subzone. In thefirst part of the article, the theoretical aspects of the importance of Polish economic zones for theshaping of human capital are discussed. In the second part the attention has been focused on thepresentation of the results of surveys conducted in enterprises from Lublin Subzone. The researchshows that the human capital of the city is an important factor in attracting investors to the Subzone,while investment implemented in the Subzone contribute to the creation of new jobs, especially foryoung people and with at least secondary education. The main channel of the development of humancapital is internal training in the surveyed companies as well as natural opportunity to gain experienceand skills in the course of work performed by the employees, or in the course of students practice.However, the adaptation of curricula in higher education to the needs of employers Subzone shouldhave been improved.

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