Publications

Nacaps, the National Academics Panel Study, is a new longitudinal study of doctoral candidates and doctorate holders in Germany funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project aims at providing nationwide cross-sectional and longitudinal data on doctoral candidates and doctorate holders in Germany regarding their study conditions as well as their career trajectories within and outside of academia. The Nacaps study series apply a panel design to multiple cohorts. Nacaps 2018 is the first cohort in this series of studies. In 2019, all doctoral candidates registered at 53 higher education institutions entitled to award PhDs/doctorates [...] Full Abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:nac2018:3.0.0

In Germany, there is currently a debate in higher education policy on the question of whether and to what extent universities will have to adjust to declining numbers of first-year students. Based on a model of the components of the social demand for education, this article examine how social demand for higher education has developed over the last two decades and what scenarios can be expected in the coming years. One reason for the current decline is the demographic development; however, the birth cohorts from which first-year students come are increasing again. Other influences include the mobility of international students. The decrease is likely to be limited in time and not affecting all universities.

This comparative synthesis report of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries, covering graduates of the academic years 2020/21 and 2016/17 (one and five years after graduation) on ISCED-2011 levels 6 (Bachelor) and 7 (Master or long degree programs). The project pursues to monitor the educational pathways of graduates, how they evaluate their study experiences, and how this translates into their professional careers and lives as European citizens. The EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey constitutes a significant contribution to the enhancement of the European Education Area.

This publication provides an executive summary of the key findings of the EUROGRADUATE 2022 Comparative Synthesis Report. The EUROGRADUATE 2022 pilot survey provides an analysis on the careers, competences, and citizenship of over 100.000 higher education graduates in 18 EU/EEA countries, covering graduates of the academic years 2020/21 and 2016/17 (one and five years after graduation) on ISCED-2011 levels 6 (Bachelor) and 7 (Master or long degree programs). Monitoring graduate outcomes can improve graduates' integration on the labour market and better address existing and potential skills gaps and mismatches. The EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey constitutes a significant contribution to the enhancement of the European Education Area.

The EUROGRADUATE 2022 Technical Report complements the final comparative report by detailing the project organisation and methodology used; it also provides an assessment of the quality standard achieved in the EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey, as well as a summary of the lessons learned and recommendations for its further sustainability and quality enhancement. The long-term goal of EUROGRADUATE is to establish a source of comprehensive, comparable, and regular data on higher education graduates covering all countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EUROGRADUATE 2022 survey constitutes a significant contribution to the enhancement of the European Education Area, not least through its contribution to the recent Union of Skills initiative.