LOWER SILESIA

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DISCOVER LOWER SILESIA ENTERING THE EUROPEAN MARKET

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Kopenhaga WilnoMińsk

BerlinLondyn

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Wiedeń

Lizbona

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AREA 19 948 km2(6,4 % of Poland’s total areaPopulation (updated: 31 XII 2010): 2877,8 thousand(7,5 % of population of PolandRegion: 169 municipalities 29 poviatsShare in national GDP– 8,2% (2009)GDP dynamics in the region 6,8% (2009)GDP per 1 citizen in Poland35,2 thousand PLN 8 546 EUR)GDP per 1 citizen in Lower Silesia38,4 thousand PLN 9319 EUR)Ranked second in PolandUnemployment rate (February 2012):

13,6% (country average 13,5%)Economic entities (February 2012):327,1 thousand (including foreign capital- 6,7 thousand)

LOWER SILESIABASIC INFORMATION

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LEADING SECTORS OF THE REGION’S ECONOMY

INDUSTRY Mining and extraction (lignite, copper, rock raw materials) Production of automobiles Production of electric devices Production of machines and components

SERVICES Trade Transport and logistics Finance services and insurance ICT Housing market services

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CHINA – MOST IMPORTANT TRADE PARTNER FROM OUTSIDE EU FOR LOWER SILESIA’S ECONOMY

3,5% exports – to China biggest exporters to China from Lower Silesia:

Faurecia Wałbrzych – metal components of automobile seats KGHM Polska Miedź S.A Lubin – copper PM Poland Jelenia Góra – designing and constructing machines for paper

production 10,8% import – from China

Germany37%

Czech Republic

10%France

9%

Great Britain

8%

Italy4%

China3,5%

Slovakia4%

other24%

Export structure in Lower Silesia Germany

27%

South Korea18%

China10,8%

Italy5%

Czech Republic

4%

Japan4%

France3%

other28%

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LOWER SILESIANATIONAL LEADER IN EXPORTS TO CHINA

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41% of Polish exports to China come from Lower Silesia’s enterprises!

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LOWER SILESIAREGION OPEN FOR INVESTORS

AUTOMOTIVE

ELECTRO - MECHANICAL

HIGH - TECH

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN LOWER SILESIA

Wałbrzych SEZ

Kamienna SEZ

Legnica SEZTarnobrzeg SEZ

LOWER SILESIAREGION OPEN FOR INVESTORS

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4% of companies with foreign capital in the region comes from Asian countries

presence of companies with Chinese capital (12 economic entities)

REGIONAL SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN TO FOREIGNERS

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high level of education and good conditions for foreign students,

over 2 thousand foreign students obtain education in Lower Silesia’s Institutes of Higher Education (1,2% of all students), their biggest share is obtaining educated at the University of Wrocław, Medical Academy, and Wrocław University of Technology

cooperation of universities in Lower Silesia and China – partnership agreements

students from China are already present at Lower Silesia’s Institutes of

Confucius Institute at the Wrocław University was officially open in December 2008. The institute organizes chinese language courses, film viewings and cultural evenings.

COOPERATION OFFER(Lower Silesia)

LOWER SILESIA’S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION – ENTRY POINT FOR FURTHER COOPERATION WITH WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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comfortable connection with the west (A4 highway)

broad offer of the Wrocław airport after its expansion – new flight destinations, direct connections with key airports in

Europe

A WELL EDUCATED STAFF IS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, SERVICE CENTERS, FINANCIAL SERVICES

CENTERS IN THE REGION

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Institutes of Higher Education:

38 Institutes of higher education

166 thousand students

Around 40 thousand graduates a year

Human capital on the labor market:

1,2 mln employed

28% employed with higher education

28% employed with secondary and vocational education

INFRASTRUCTURAL INVESTMENTS IN THE REGION

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future infrastructural investments in the region– possibility to cooperate for companies from the construction and energy sector:

roads

solutions supporting the use of renewable sources of energy (photovoltaics, biogas plants, hydro power, waste management)

LOWER SILESIA’S INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATIONOPEN FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

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Lower Silesia’s institutes of higher education open for cooperation with regard to exchange of students/PhD students as well as cooperation with regard to R&D activity.

COOPERATION WITH REGARD TO CULTURE

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Learning Chinese at schools and an offer of language courses

Learning about traditions, customs and cuisine

The concept of a Chinese Garden in Wrocław – joint project of Polish and Chinese architects prepared at the Wrocław

University of Technology

Fryderyk Chopin Music Festival in Duszniki Zdrój

SPA RESORTSMEDICAL TOURISM OFFER

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