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Human Capital as Sustainability Factor in Regional Development - Some Observations in Cross-Border Regions of Moravian-Silesian and Opole Regions

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The main goal of cooperation of European border areas is to ensure the sustainable development, to reduce the negative effects of borders as administrative, legal and natural barriers, and to better use the untapped potential. That also refers to Moravian-Silesian and Opole regions. The objective of this paper is to present a research results of the human capital as a component of one of the dimensions of sustainable development concept in the case of two cross-borderly cooperating regions in Czech Republic and Poland: Moravian-Silesian and Opole. The research was based on a Eurostat data that include the time range between 2004 and 2020. The article is a continuation of the research, the results of which were presented in 2016. The research showed that Social Progress Index for both regions is lower than EU-27 average,but only slightly for Moravian-Silesian, and a little more for Opole region. Also the advanced education is stated being more developed in Czech region. As for Regional Competitiveness Index evolution and it's components between 2016 and 2019 is not fully satisfactory. To maintain the progress in competitiveness, regional authorities have to support the education from basic to higher levels infused with proper enterprising and innovative approach. Gaps in education results as well as in the generation reproduction can critically endanger the realization of regional development projects, because of the systematic decrease of children number. As for economy it is seen as a source of opportunities by adapting education to the needs of the labour market requirements of the region and supporting development of economic activities with high added value and helping pro-export entrepreneurs. But that not necessarily means the higher education levels to attain for the regions employees.