TŘETÍ ROLE UNIVERZIT: JAKOU ROLI HRAJÍ ČESKÉ REGIONÁLNÍ UNIVERZITY NA POLI REGIONÁLNÍ ANGAŽOVANOSTI?v
THE THIRD ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES: WHAT ROLE DO CZECH REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES PLAY IN THE FIELD OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT?

Author(s): VLADIMÍRA ŠILHÁNKOVÁ, Martin Maštálka
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Higher Education , Economic development
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: university; third role / triple helix; region; regional development;
Summary/Abstract: Institutional approaches to regional development are based on the idea that it is public institutions that create the institutional framework for the quality development of the region. Individual directions then try to identify the key actors who will become the main moderator / facilitator of the development of the region. The Triple Helix theory, as such a key development actor, defines a local university. He attributes to it the so-called "third role", where, in addition to research and teaching, it is the university that takes over the facilitation of further development of the region. In the Czech Republic, the third role of universities is supported at the state level, and individual regional universities are motivated to accept this role. But the approaches are quite different. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the approaches of selected regional universities in the Czech Republic to their "third role" in regional development over the past five years. The strategic objectives of universities in the area of their regional engagement and implemented activities in five areas (1) science for the public, (2) promotion of scientific literacy, (3) community outreach, (4) civic engagement, and (5) social entrepreneurship were analyzed for the period 2016- 2020. The analysis showed that the regional involvement of universities in the Czech Republic is very limited and focuses mainly on the areas of support for scientific literacy and civic engagement.

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