INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN THE HIGHER BUSINESS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS Cover Image

МЕДУНАРОДНИ ТЕНДЕНЦИИ ВВ ВИСЕТО БИЗНЕС ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ И ОЧАКВАНИЯ НА РАБОТОДАТЕИТЕ
INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN THE HIGHER BUSINESS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS

Author(s): Lina Anastassova
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Keywords: business higher education; employers’ expectations; graduates’ skills
Summary/Abstract: Тhe paper discusses the major trends in the higher business education in global context and it is based on statistical data from reports of many governmental bodies and international organizations like UNESCO, UNO, British Council, United States Institute for International Education, The UK Department for Higher Education etc. On the other hand the paper examines the employers’ opinion about the most important skills they value when they employ young graduates with business higher education with Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. This part of the paper is based on analysis of secondary data from a lot of international research on employers’ opinion but on empirical data and conclusions from a representative survey with Bulgarian employers of companies from various sectors as well. The last part of the paper contains conclusions and suggestions for future activities on institutional and national level for improvement of the higher education in Bulgaria.