zachodniopomorskie (west pomerania) Total area of the 22 892 km 2 voivodeship Number of citizens: 1693,2 thous. - in urban areas 68,7% Population per 1 km 2 74 persons/km 2 Principal city Szczecin Bigger cities in the Koszalin, Stargard Szczeci Lski, Ko obrzeg, voivodeship Uwinouj Vcie, Szczecinek Special Economic Kostrzy Lsko-S ubicka Zones Supska Pomorska Industrial & Goleniów Industrial Park Technological Parks Police Industrial Park-Infrapark Police Stargard Industrial Park Szczecin Science &Technology Park Koszalin Technical University Industrial Park Regional Investor Szczecin Assistance Centre International airport Goleniów Investment opportunities " direct access to the sea " situated at the junction of important international transport routes (North-South and West-East) " sited alongside the inside border of European Union with Germany " proximity of EU and Scandinavian markets " strong industrial base, including seaports " large rural and forest areas " well developed higher education and science " dynamic expansion of business service institutions " rapidly-expanding private sector including services " well-developed agrotourist infrastructure " good ferryboats links with Scandinavia " access to inland navigation routes towards Lower Silesia and Berlin Sectors with huge potential BPO " large education potential of the region: o strong academic centres – 22 universities, technical universities, academies and other tertiary units (Szczecin and Koszalin) o almost 70 thous. students and 15 thous. graduated per year – representing all the academic sciences, starting from philological faculties, through economical up to technological ones. The town is oriented towards the development of services and modern technologies – special educational programs aim to provide the greatest number of employees knowing European languages and specialized in informatics " Szczecin Science and Technology Park " IT cluster, grouping 100 local IT companies " the town in cooperation with KSSSE, besides the government programs and Union funds destined to create Joint Servicing Centres, has enabled a proper technical infrastructure and investors’ incentive means by an eventual inclusion of the newly built offices to the zone, which in consequence may open to hirers a way to benefit from tax exemptions within zonal prerogatives and together with PUP has prepared as well an offer granting subsidies to investors organizing professional schooling for unemployed " proximity of Berlin: the travelers to Szczecin have at their choice 3 international airports (Tegel - 1h 40 min, Schoenefeld 2h, Szczecin-Goleniów – 40 min) and by the road E28 which at the German side has a junction with A6 motorway and enters directly the network of European motorways " actual BPO centers: o UniCredit Group, dedicated o Tieto o BLStream o Arvato Services o Stream International Logistic " favourable location of the region: o the closest to the Atlantic Ocean deep seaport on the Baltic sea; area with huge development potential, including the 60-kilometre Odra river transport corridor adjusted to sea-going ship o connections with the system of motorways in the whole of Western Europe - E65: Scandinavia-Prague and E28: Berlin-Gda Lsk-Sankt Petersburg, under construction: – the fast road S3 connecting Scandinavia (ferry connection in Uwinouj Vcie) with Southern Europe o region has a full access to navigable river routes system of the entire Western Europe o Baltic sea region o border with Germany o main distances: Berlin - 144 km; Kopenhagen - 290 km; Wielkopolska - 200 km, Silesia - 330 km, Praga - 450 km - for these regions Western Pomerania is the closest deep sea transit base o existing railway routes connecting (E59) Scandinavia (ferry connection) with the South of Europe and (E28) Western Europe (Hamburg) through Berlin, Gda Lsk, Kaliningrad o natural location for cargo transit of EU members; 1.5 h drive to Cargo airport in Berlin o transregional initiative of constructing transport corridor between Scandinavia and Adriatic Sea o the best developed network of passenger and commodity sea transport with Scandinavia " huge transshipment potential of ports: o seaports Szczecin, Police, Uwinouj Vcie - the largest group of seaports in Poland o seat of the largest Polish and international shipowners: Unity Line, Polska aegluga Morska, Euroafrica, Polska aegluga Ba tycka o port in Szczecin owns a duty free zone o unutilized transport infrastructure (including loading berths) o concentration of 47% of total transshipment in Poland o seaports Szczecin- Uwinouj Vcie - the largest bulk transshipment port on the Baltic Sea constitutes transport base for economies of: Meklemburgia, Brandenburgia, Wielkopolska, Silesia and Lower Silesia, the Czech Republic and Hungary o connection of ports with the river system of Western Europe o execution of programs of expanding bulk and container terminals in Szczecin and Uwinouj Vcie: " new wharfs and container terminal at Ostrów Grabowski with the area of 55,000 sq.m " Zachodniopomorskie Logistic Center with an access to deep sea wharfs river wharfs, developed road and railway infrastructure " developed scientific-research base teaching logistics, administration of ports and economy of the transport: o Akademia Morska o Uniwersytet Szczeci Lski o Politechnika Szczeci Lska o Politechnika Koszali Lska " long traditions related to maritime business and freight Renewable energy (wind energy) " the best wind conditions in Poland " availability of private and communal grounds for wind energy generators erection " large number of investors (especially from Germany and Denmark) willing to invest into wind energy production, " Goleniów Industrial Park –Danish producer of shovels to wind turbines, LM Glasfiber. Tourism " almost 200 km of coast (wide beaches and steep cliffs) " over 3000 clean lakes " perfect conditions for water sports (including sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, kitesurfing) " forests on 35% surface of the region (full of animals and birds) " 2 national parks (Wolin National Park and Drawie Lski National Park) and 7 landscape parks " thousands kilometers of picturesque bicycle routes " renowned health resorts ( Uwinouj Vcie, Ko obrzeg) " rich offer of farm tourism " 3 golf courses (Binowo, Ko czewo, Choszczno) " Viking village on Wolin island Economic Potential Gross domestic product in 2008 in mln PLN in % per capita Poland 1 275 432 100 100 Zachodniopomorskie 51 375 4,0 90,7 Source: Central Statistical Office Gross value added by kind of activity (mln) in 2008 Total Agriculture Industry Constructio Trade and Financial Other , hunting n repair; intermediat service and hotels and ion; real activities forestry; restaurants; estate, fishing transport, renting and storage and business communica activities tion Poland 1 116 476 41 215 267 204 78 590 300 408 218 768 210 291 Zachodnio 44 972 1 609 8 252 3 586 13 261 8 566 9 698 pomorskie Source: Central Statistical Office Gross value added by kind of activity (mln) in 2008 Other service activities Financial intermediation; real estate, renting and business activities Trade and repair; hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication Source: Central Statistical Office Zachodniopomorskie Construction Poland Industry Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Average monthly gross wages and salaries (PLN) (in III quarter of 2010) Poland 3 203,08 Zachodniopomorskie 3 169,77 Source: Central Statistical Office Local job market Economic activity of the population aged 15 and more (III quarter 2010) Economically Registered active persons Activity rate (%) unemployment (in thous.) rate (%) Poland 17 827 56,2 9,1 Zachodniopomorskie 673 53,3 11,1 Source: Central Statistical Office Registered unemployed persons by educational level (in thous.) (III quarter 2010) Total Tertiary Vocational General Basic Lower vocational secondary, primary and incomplete primary Poland 1 812 624 190 563 409 333 205 271 508 228 499 229 Zachodniopomorskie 98 064 7 902 18 232 10 801 27 319 33 810 Source: Central Statistical Office Registered unemployed persons by educational level (in thous.) (III quarter 2010) Lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary Basic vocational Source: Central Statistical Office General Zachodniopomorskie Poland Vocational Tertiary 0 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 600 000 Registered unemployed persons by age (III quarter 2010) Total 24 years 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 years and less and more Poland 1 812 624 407 617 533 309 329 838 363 437 178 423 Zachodniopomorskie 98 064 18 965 28 117 18 211 21 323 11 448 Source: Central Statistical Office Registered unemployed persons by age (III quarter 2010) 55 years and more 45-54 Source: Central Statistical Office 35-44 Zachodniopomorskie Poland 25-34 24 years and less 0 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 600 000 Higher education institutions including non-public higher education institutions Higher education institutions in November 2009 Schools Students non-public in non-public schools schools Poland 453 330 1 900 014 633 100 Zachodniopomorskie 22 15 73 089 12 239 Source: Central Statistical Office Selected higher education institutions University of Szczecin (Uniwersytet Szczeci Lski) selected faculties : economics, law, biology, physics, mathematics, liberal The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny) selected faculties : construction, chemistry, computer science, electrical, mechanics, biotechnology Technical