The reflections on the topic of this article are focused on achieving two goals. First of all, they are to diagnose a present situation of Polish regions in the scope of sustainable development so the situation taking into consideration the issues such as employment, innovation, climate change and energy, education, poverty and social exclusion. Accomplishing this goal will allow to indicate leaders and outsiders, thus the regions which currently have the highest and the lowest chances to achieve the main and measureable goals determined in the strategy Europe 2020. Secondly, the aim of this paper is to establish whether the issues brought up in the new EU strategy are reflected in goals, priorities and performance described in particular regional development strategies, especially taking into account leaders and outsiders.Keywords: strategy Europe 2020, regional development strategies, management of regional development, indicators, Bray-Curtis measure StreszczenieRozważania będące przedmiotem niniejszego opracowania podporządkowane są osiągnięciu dwóch celów. Po pierwsze, zmierzają do zdiagnozowania aktualnej sytuacji polskich regionów w zakresie zrównoważonego rozwoju, a więc sytuacji uwzględniającej kwestie zatrudnienia, innowacji, zmian klimatu i energii, edukacji oraz ubóstwa i wykluczenia społecznego. Osiągnięcie tego celu pozwoli wskazać faworytów i "outsiderów", czyli regiony, które mają obecnie stosunkowo największe i najmniejsze szanse na osiągnięcie nadrzędnych i wymiernych celów UE określonych w strategii Europa 2020. Po drugie, rozważania zmierzają do ustalenia, czy kwestie poruszane w nowej unijnej strategii znajdują odzwierciedlenie w celach, priorytetach i działaniach ujętych w strategiach rozwoju poszczególnych regionów, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem faworytów i "outsiderów".Słowa kluczowe: strategia Europa 2020, strategie rozwoju województw, zarządzanie rozwojem regionu, wskaźniki, miara Braya-Curtisa

The reflections on the topic of this article have been divided into three parts concerning three aspects of providing degree programmes of a practical profile by higher vocational education schools in Poland. The first part has been devoted to discussing legal issues and analyzing provisions of Polish Law on Higher Education. The second part of this elaboration concerns organizational matters connected with providing degree programmes of a practical profile. In the last part of this article financial opportunities and threats connected with providing such programmes have been signaled, but also some solutions suggested, i.e. the model of the minimum staffing requirement for the first-cycle degree programmes of a practical profile.

This chapter attempts to analyze the housing market. In particular, it attempts to modelling through a statistical analysis the housing market in member states of the European Union.

This chapter attempts to analyze the housing market. In particular, it attempts to modelling through a statistical analysis the housing market in member states of the European Union.