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Perspektywy finansowe absolwentów uczelni wyższych w województwie lubuskim
Financial prospects of graduates of universities in the lubuskie voivodeship

Author(s): Paulina Felicka, Marta Mazurkiewicz, Dawid Mikos
Subject(s): National Economy, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne w Zielonej Górze
Keywords: field of study; financial prospects; Lubuskie voivodeship; college graduates;

Summary/Abstract: Highschool graduates each year face a choice: university, or maybe a job? It’s oneof the biggest life choices, but it’s not always the definitive one. Often, graduates don’t workin the field of the industry they studied and some, which didn’t decide to study right away, aftersome time, change their mind and decide to go to a university to get their degree studying eitherfull-time or part-time. In this article, the Authors discussed and researched the fate of graduatesin the Lubuskie voivodeship. The purpose of this article is to show the outcome of a dataanalysis, which relates to the financial perspectives of higher education graduates at the careerbeginning in the Lubuskie Voivodeship; creating a ranking of study programs and universitieswhose graduates have, among other things, the highest salaries and achieved the lowest levelof unemployment during and after their studies, and indicating how long it took them to find full-time employment after completing their first and second degrees. The research wasconducted based on the nationwide system for monitoring the Economic Fate of HigherEducation Graduates (Ogólnopolski system monitorowania Ekonomicznych LosówAbsolwentów szkół wyższych). The obtained analysis may prove helpful in choosing studiesfor those interested in pursuing education at higher education institutions. Furthermore, itoutlines the current job market situation in the region of Lubuskie. The article is divided intothe following sections: introduction along with a literature review, research methodology,results, discussion, and conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 11/2024
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 17-30
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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