Extra Academic Activity of Students, Including Employment
Extra Academic Activity of Students, Including Employment

Summary/Abstract: With the aim of increasing their opportunities for employment after graduating, during theirstudies students undertake various activities to expand their competences in the areas of experience,knowledge and skills. Such extra academic activity (EAA) includes voluntary service, activities instudent organisations and, increasingly frequently, paid employment. As the survey presented in thispaper shows, students undertake employment to generate the means for covering the costs of studiesand additional expenses not financed by their parents. This offers students a certain level of financialfreedom and simultaneously develops their employee competences. The forms and scope of employmentare diversified from permanent employment through different types of fixed term contracts tooccasional employment. Availability of full time students defined by the plan of studies is the mainlimitation to employment. Despite the increasing awareness of the usefulness of professionalexperience in satisfying the expectations of future employers, some students (25%) do not show anyextra academic activity, including in the area of employment.

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