dolno l skie (lower silesia) Total area of the voivodeship 19 947 km 2 Number of citizens: 2914.4 thous. - in urban areas 69.6% Population per 1 km 2 146 persons/km 2 Principal city Wrocław Bigger cities in the Wałbrzych, Legnica, Jelenia Góra, widnica, voivodeship Bolesławiec, Dzier oniów Special Economic Zones Legnica SEZ Wałbrzych SEZ Kamienna Góra SEZ Tarnobrzeska SEZ Industrial & Technology Lower Silesian Technology Park T-Park Parks Nowa Ruda Industrial Park Bukowice Industrial Park Wrocław Industrial Park Bielawa Industrial Park Industrial Park in Wałbrzych KGHM LETIA Legnica Technology Park Wrocław Medical Science and Technology Park Wrocław Technology Park Bogatynia and Zgorzelec Industrial and Technology Park Polkowice Regional Industrial and Technology Park Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park Business Engine of Wrocław Technology Park Trinity ChemiPark Technology Regional Investor Wrocław Assistance Centre International airport Wrocław - Strachowice Investment opportunities location in the European transport corridor close proximity to the Czech Republic and Germany, close to the cities of Prague, Berlin and Warsaw a well developed transport infrastructure (road, rail and airport) and also IT - favourable siting of the voivodship on the main communication routes: motorway A4, international routes: E30 - connecting Germany with Ukraine and E59 connecting ports in Szczecin- winouj cie with southern Europe,
Wrocław - the largest railway junction in Poland servicing passengers and commodities - international Airport: connections with Frankfurt, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Vienna and Berlin - transit-transport along Odra river route connecting Lower Silesia with Baltic seaports - Szczecin- winouj cie and with the system of inland European waterways mineral resources of high value a well developed electro-mechanical industry a large amount of urban development great potential in learning and culture (Wrocław takes the third ranking place among scientific and university centres in Poland) a great potential for development in tourism and recreation rich cultural heritage: numerous monuments, also inscribed on the UNESCO Word Heritage List: Centennial Hall in Wrocław, Churches of Peace in widnica and Jawor Sectors with huge potential Automotive qualified labour force availability of skilled engineering staff 35 universities on the territory of the voivodeship including Technical schools of a desired profile Wrocław Technical University - is one of the best technical universities in Poland large investments in the automotive sector on the territory of the voivodeship: AAM, Autoliv Poland, Bosch, Bridgestone Diversified Products Poland, Daicel Safety Systems Europe, Dr. Schneider Automotive Polska, DWS Draexlmaier Wyposa enie Wn trz Samochodowych, Faurecia, GKN Driveline, HOERBIGER Polska, Industrie Maurizio Peruzzo Comfort, Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems Polska, NSK Steering System Europe, Pittsburgh Glass Works, Zakłady Samochodowe Jelcz, Ronal, Sanden Manufacturing Poland, TBMECA Polska, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, Voss Automotive Polska, Wabco. large investments from the transport sector: Bombardier Transportation, Wagony widnica S.A. (Greenbrier Company S.A.) relatively low labour costs in comparisons to other countries located in Central and Eastern Europe Electro-mechanical network of potential sub-contractors and suppliers: ABB, Alstom, Archimedes, Bosch, Electrolux, Fabryka Aparatury Pomiarowej PAFAL, General Electric, KGHM Zanam, LG Electronics, Siemens, Whirlpool industrial traditions: in the 90's - Lower Silesia was a leader in terms of manufacturing white goods, Polar and Wrozamet - two largest domestic producers of household appliances
strategic investors operating in the sector: LG Electronics Whirpool, Fagor & MCC (owner of Mastercook brand), Elektrolux - owner of 4 plants in Poland: widnica, arów, Siewierz and Oława High-Tech BPO specialized technical universities and scientific centres: Wrocław - the largest R&D centres in Poland, 141700 students (each year about 40000 graduates), large supply of skilled labour: staff with a good knowledge of foreign languages, high rate of tertiary education level: 6.5% of the inhabitants, 61.1% of the population has secondary and post-secondary education; high rate people with tertiary and vocational education large grouping of IT companies operating in the region investors operating in the sector3m Poland, Capgemini NearShore Center, IBM, LG, LG Electronics, Nokia Siemens Networks, Siemens, Signity, Toshiba, UNIT4 TETA traditions resulting from the early technical achievements in the sector: first Polish computers in the 80's - Elwro one of the largest academic centres (over 141700 students, 40000 graduates per year), high percentage of graduates speaking a foreign language, very well equipped IT and ICT infrastructure, 3rd largest BPO centre in terms of employment in the sector, large base of office space offers, biggest investors in the BPO sector: IBM, HP, WIPRO, Credit Suisse, KPIT Cummins, Ernst Young, Geoban Irevna, McKinsey, Mphasis, Nokia Siemens Network, QAD, TietoEnator, UPS, Volvo, Google. Economic Potential Gross domestic product in 2013 in millions PLN % % per capita Poland 1 662 678 100 100 Dolno l skie 134 040 8.06 113.4 Gross value added by kind of activity (mln PLN) in 2013 Total Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing Industry Construction Trade and repair; hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication Financial and insurance activity; real estate, renting and business activities Other service activities Poland 1 477 161 49 191 368 192 109 256 281 771 137 590 531 161 Dolno l skie 122 548 2 020 44 665 8 907 29 269 9 527 28 160
Average monthly gross wages and salaries (PLN) in first quarter of 2014 Poland 3897 Dolno l skie 3768 Local job market Economic activity of the population aged 15 and more in first quarter of 2014 Economically active persons (in thous.) Activity rate (%) Poland 17273 56.1 10.6 Dolno l skie 1234 56.0 10.5 Registered unemployment rate (%) Registered unemployed persons by educational level in first quarter of 2014 Total Tertiary Vocational General Basic vocational Poland 2182205 253961 473209 230180 616508 608347 Dolno l skie 155337 16172 32292 14877 45083 46913 Lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0
Registered unemployed persons by age in I quarter of 2014 Total 24 years and less 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 years and more Poland 2182205 381808 627892 447939 407141 317425 Dolno l skie 155337 21923 42119 31798 30406 29091 Higher education institutions including non-public higher education institutions Higher education institutions in 2013 Schools Students Graduates Poland 438 1548748 454986 Dolno l skie 35 141707 39855 Selected higher education institutions Wrocław University (Uniwersytet Wrocławski) selected faculties: biology, biotechnology, chemistry, economics, physics, geology, IT, mathematics, environment protection, law, psychology, sociology, philology (English, Romance, German) Wrocław University of Technology (Politechnika Wrocławska) selected faculties: automation and robotics, mechanical technology, biotechnology, building and construction, electronics and telecommunications, electronics, physics, mining and geology, IT, chemistry, materials engineering, mechanical and machine construction and chemical engineering
Wroclaw University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny) selected faculties: economics, finance and banking, marketing and management, spatial design, IT and econometrics, production engineering and management Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy) selected faculties: biology, biotechnology, surveying and cartography, spatial design, agriculture, fishing, agriculture and forestry, food technology, veterinary science, animal breeding Wrocław University School of Physical Education (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego) Wrocław Medical University (Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu) Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica (Pa stwowa Wy sza Szkoła Zawodowa) University of Lower Silesia of the Association for the Advancement of Education in Wrocław (Dolno l ska Szkoła Wy sza Edukacji Towarzystwo Wiedzy Powszechnej) Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław (Akademia Sztuk Pi knych) Wrocław College of Humanities (Wy sza Szkoła Humanistyczna) Wrocław School of Banking (Wy sza Szkoła Bankowa we Wrocławiu) International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław (Mi dzynarodowa Wy sza Szkoła Logistyki i Transportu we Wrocławiu) Selected investors who have invested in the region Firm Sector Location LG Electronics white goods, electronic goods Biskupice Podgórne LG Philips electronic goods Kobierzyce Faurecia automotive Legnica, Wałbrzych Toyota automotive Wałbrzych, Ł g British Oxygen Corporation (BOC Group) chemical industry Brzeg Dolny Daicel Chemical Industry Ltd automotive arów Takata Petri automotive Wałbrzych Smiths Group Aerospace aviation Dzier oniów Bahlsen food processing Stanowice ABB Ltd electronic goods Wrocław Whirpool Europe Srl white goods Wrocław Cadbury food processing Bielany Wrocławskie
Volkswagen AG automotive Polkowice Volvo AB automotive Wrocław Denso automotive Wrocław IBM high-tech Wrocław Campgemini high-tech Wrocław Nokia Siemens Networks high-tech Wrocław Google business services Wrocław HP business services Wrocław UPS business services Wrocław Credit Suisse business services Wrocław Useful addresses Lower Silesian Marshal s Office (Urz d Marszałkowski Województwa Dolno l skiego) Wybrze e Słowackiego12/14 50-411 Wrocław Tel.: (+48 71) 776 90 53 Fax: (+48 71) 776 93 13 www.umwd.pl Lower Silesian Governor s Office (Dolno l ski Urz d Wojewódzki) Pl. Powsta ców Warszawy 1 50-951 Wrocław Tel.: (+48 71) 340 62 73 Fax: (+48 71) 340 68 95 www.duw.pl Lower Silesia Agency of Economic Cooperation ul. Kotlarska 42 50-151 Wrocław Tel. +48 71 343 42 34 Fax +48 344 02 85 Update: June 2015