| THE IDENTITY OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND STUDENTS IN GREECE: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CRETE |
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| Dimitrios A. Giannias, University of Crete |
| Georgios A. Giannias, European Center for Economic and Technical Studies (EKOM) |
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| JEL classification : I210, I280, I290 |
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| Abstract |
| The article presents the results of a market research performed in University of Crete through a questionnaire that were answered by 274 students and graduates. The 32% of them were majored in economics, 7% in sociology, 7% in psycology, 16% in chemistry, and 30% in physics.
The 70% of those who answered the questionnaire would like to work in Crete and the 50% in Athens. 60% of them would prefer to work for the public.
The 30 % graduates who are majored in economics and sociology are unemployed four yeas after their graduation. 65% of the employed work in Crete and 10% in Athens. The 80% of them search for a job through public announcements and the 60% through persons they know. The 35% of them believe that there are differences differences between regional and non-regional universities.
Based on the experience of those who work, a ranking is developed for an evaluation of the different educational organisations in Greece. This ranking puts on the top the universities and these are followed by private foreign colleges, the technological educational institutes, the private centers of liberal studies, and the institutes of professional training. |
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