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Posodobitev evropskih univerz, ki zajema njihove medsebojno povezane vloge izobraževanja, raziskav in inovacij, velja za temeljni pogoj uspeha lizbonske strategije, obenem pa tudi za del širšega približevanja k svetovnemu in na znanju temelječemu gospodarstvu. S svojim prispevkom želim opozoriti na evropske razvojne smernice, izobraževalne in raziskovalne dejavnosti v odnosu do prihodnjega razvoja geografske stroke in položaja geografske vede v Republiki Sloveniji.Modernization of European universities, which includes their inter-related roles of education, research and innovation, is considered the fundamental requirement for the success of the Lisbon Strategy, and at the same time, a wider approximation to the global- and knowledge based economy. This contribution aims at drawing attention to the European development guidelines and educational and research activities in relation to future development of geography discipline and the position of geography as a science in the Republic of Slovenia

Razvojni procesi so integralni in jih lahko razumemo in evalviramo le z interdisciplinarnim pristopom. Značilnost geografske vede je njena kompleksnost v proučevanju prostora. Vloga in pomen geografije pri načrtovanju regionalnega razvoja v spremenjenih družbeno - gospodarskih razmerah je predvsem v sodelovanju z ostalimi znanstvenimi disciplinami pri zagotavljanju skladnega regionalnega razvoja.

The restructuring of the economy and transition to a market economy have had different impacts on the economic position of regions. The level of impact that changed economic and socio-political circumstances caused in the individual regions depended on various factors: the economic structure of the regions, their ability to reroute onto foreign markets, development potentials, development strategies, and their strategic decisions. Development problems are distinctive predominantly in areas suffering from structural backwardness and economic weakness with predominantly rural orientation, areas facing demographic problems, low income per inhabitant and high unemployment rate. The peripheral nature of the underdeveloped areas caused the emptying of the countryside and concentrating of the population in urban centers. Unfavorable demographic picture, emigration of the young, poor educational structure and shortage of adequate staff, and absence of strategic decisions had led to an increasing setback of the underdeveloped regions compared to the developed ones. The results of empirical analyses of division NUTS 3 regions in Slovenia into groups, taking into account the selected development indicators, lead to the conclusion that economic development has not been conducted in the context of modern understanding of balanced regional development and in accordance with the principle of integrity of implementing regional policy in the entire state territory. The existing regional developmental differences confirm the thesis that market mechanism on its own will not reduce economic inequality and substantiate the need for efficient conduct of regional policy.

, http://www.ff.uni-mb.si Lučka Lorber 98 of agriculture and manufacturing decreasing and the importance of services increasing. However, fi nancial and business services as well as technologically demanding sectors are growing too slowly in less developed regions. Slovenia's basic development goal is to exceed the average economic development of the enlarged EU to be able to secure social security, faster development in all its regions and improve the environment-in other words to strive for a better quality of life and overall human development across the country.

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Posodobitev evropskih univerz, ki zajema njihove medsebojno povezane vloge izobraževanja, raziskav in inovacij, velja za temeljni pogoj uspeha lizbonske strategije, obenem pa tudi za del širšega približevanja k svetovnemu in na znanju temelječemu gospodarstvu. S svojim prispevkom želim opozoriti na evropske razvojne smernice, izobraževalne in raziskovalne dejavnosti v odnosu do prihodnjega razvoja geografske stroke in položaja geografske vede v Republiki Sloveniji.