SURVEY OF PLACEMENT OF GEOGRAPHY GRADUATES FROM VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Cover Image

VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETO GEOGRAFIJOS SPECIALYBĖS STUDENTŲ ĮSIDARBINIMO TYRIMAS
SURVEY OF PLACEMENT OF GEOGRAPHY GRADUATES FROM VILNIUS UNIVERSITY

Author(s): Dovile Krupickaite
Subject(s): Human Geography, Higher Education , Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Lietuvos geografų draugija
Keywords: youth unemployment; study programme in geography; employment of graduates;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of survey conducted in the January of 2011 at the Department of Geography and Land Management, Vilnius University. The survey was based on the interviewing the graduates of geography bachelor and master studies (2006–2010) on the issues of their employment possibilities after graduation and the advantages and weaknesses of the study programme in finding jobs. The main objective of the survey was to determine the potential factors facilitating placement of geography graduates. The survey showed that it does not take very long for the graduates of geography to find jobs according to their qualification. For even better results, it is necessary to increase the number of practical subjects.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: -
  • Page Range: 79-87
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Lithuanian