Conference Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM)

The international conference "Higher Education and the Labour Market" (HELM) is jointly organised by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the DZHW. Each edition focuses on a specific topic in labour market and higher education research and alternates between Nuremberg and Hanover, Germany. Starting in 2024, the conference will be held every two years.

The 7^th HELM conference is scheduled to take place in June 2026 in Nuremberg.

• 6^th Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) will be held on June 19 - 20, 2024 with special focus on "The Bologna Process After 25 Years: Continuities, Changes, and Evaluations".
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• 5^th Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) took place on 12^th/13^th October 2023 with a special focus on "Combining Academic Training and Practical Work Experience in Tertiary Education".
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• 4^th Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) took place online on 6^th/7^th October 2022 with a special focus on "Empirical perspectives on students' experiences during the corona pandemic" Call for Papers Programme
• 3^rd Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) took place online on 20^th/21^th September 2021 with a special focus on "Dropping out of Higher Education: Reasons, Selectivity, and Labour Market Outcomes" Call for Papers
• 2^nd Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) took place on 29^th/30^th October 2019 with a special focus on "Different Paths - Different Outcomes? Changes in the Acquisition of the Higher Education Entrance Qualification and Educational Pathways of Graduates" Call for Papers Programme
• 1^st Forum Higher Education and the Labour Market (HELM) (18^th/19^th September, 2018) Programme