Since 2005, the Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development have been the OECD’s tool to mobilise higher education for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. The reviews have analysed how the higher education system impacts local and regional development and helped improve this impact in more than 30 cities and regions in over 20 countries. They examine higher education institution’s contribution to human capital and skills development, technology transfer and business innovation, social, cultural and environmental development, and regional capacity building.