1 Economic geography of higher education: setting the stage PART I Universities, regions and the production of knowledge 2 The response of HEIs to regional needs 3 Governance for university?industry collaboration in Hong Kong 4 Knowledge still travels on foot: an educationalist’s perspective on regional development 5 University knowledge transfer through social and professional embeddedness: a case study 6 About unlearning and learning regions PART II HEI?industry collaboration 7 The role of universities in the learning region 8 Interactive learning between industry and knowledge infrastructure in a high-tech region: an empirical exploration of competing and complementary theoretical perspectives 9 Networking between economy and education: regional knowledge transfer in Dutch agriculture PART III Policy response 10 The national approach concerning the learning regions paradigm 11 The national view on knowledge production 12 Associational dilemmas in regional innovation strategy development: regional innovation support organisations and the RIS/RITTS programmes PART IV Conclusions 13 A new mode of knowledge production 14 HEIs, regions and the knowledge-based economy