How do Students Value Their Degrees?
For students, financial safety and growth are the strongest expectations related to a higher education degree. More »
The Social Standing of Lawyers and Doctors is the Highest
According to higher education students, the legal and medical professions, which provide the title of 'doctor‘ without postgraduate education are considered to have the highest social standing-this is highlighted by the survey conducted in the Graduate Career Tracking 2009 research programme lead by Educatio Public Services Nonprofit LLC. More »
Opportunities for New Graduates
Obtaining a degree does not represent a final career choice; one can find employment in various fields with a basic qualification. Many people could not even imagine just how many work in business life as trainers, HR managers, in business service centres, as head-hunters, or career consultants with degrees in humanities. More »
Strategies Following a First Degree
According to the survey, many students choose further studies in higher education (21.7 percent) and PhD programmes (17.3 percent). Also nearly every third student plans to spend some time studying abroad. More »
What Will My Degree Be Worth?
The number of applicants generally increased further in the educational fields also preferred by official higher education policy, e.g. technical and information technology, and a number of majors belonging here strengthened their positions in the popularity ranking. More »
Does the "Weaker Sex"' Feel Weaker in the Workplace?
It is well known that discrimination between sexes is still present on the labour market; however in addition to the facts, we were also interested in the opinions of young people. More »
Only Some Students Fear the Crisis
Half of all respondents think that it has become more difficult to find a job in their own professional field since the recession, while nearly 41 per cent see no significant changes in this respect. More »
