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The Graduate Survey Report is now available in English language.
The Graduate Survey Report is now available in Serbian language. The English language version will be available soon.
Prof. Ivanka Popović (University of Belgrade), Mihajlo Babin (Singidunum University) and Ivana Živadinović (Centre for Education Policy) are invited to discuss the results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey with Ivana Pribićević, host of the radio show "In the spotlight".
Radio Beograd 1 on Friday 03 October 2014 at 17:05
For more information please follow this link.
Key results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey were presented and discussed in “Strategic Management Workshops” at University of Novi Sad and University of Belgrade (Serbia). Read more...
The final CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by University of Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina), was attended by 29 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The meeting aimed at discussing the project outcomes and future perspectives based on inputs by CONGRAD Analytical Unit, CONGRAD Institutional Coordinators and the CONGRAD Project Coordinator. Read more...
Prof. Dr. Draško Marinković and Jelena Rožić (both University of Banja Luka), CONGRAD Analytical Unit members Predrag Lazetic and Ivana Zivadinovic (both Centre for Education Policy), as well as Deputy Project Coordinator Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University) were invited to present the CONGRAD Project and key results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey at University of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Read more...
The CONGRAD Workshop “Analysis and interpretation of graduate surveys”, hosted by Bielefeld (Germany), was attended by 27 participants. During the workshop analysis based on the CONGRAD Graduate Survey dataset as well as other empirical research based on graduate survey datasets and/or related sources was presented and discussed in three main sessions. Read more...
A first executive summary is now available in Serbian language. The English language version will be available soon.
Key results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey were presented at press conferences held in Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska), Tuzla (Federation of Bosnia and Herzgovina), Podgorica (Montenegro) and Belgrade (Serbia). Read more...
Key results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey were presented and discussed in “Strategic Management Workshops” at University of Banja Luka (Republika Srpska), University of Tuzla (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and University of Montenegro (Montenegro).
CONGRAD Analytical Unit members presented the results of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey at institutional level. Representatives of the university's and faculties' management level (Rector and Vice-Rectors, Deans and Vice-Deans) as well as staff involved in quality assurance were invited to discuss the institutional graduate survey report. Opportunities to incorporate the graduate survey results in university regulations and establish them as source for evidence-based decision-making were explored. Read more...
Prof. Dr. Ivanka Popović, Vice-Rector for Science at University of Belgrade, was invited to present the CONGRAD Project at the Tempus HEREs Seminar “Implementing Quality Assurance within Higher Education Institutions in the Tempus Partner Countries” taking place at University of Zagreb (Croatia). Read more...
Transitions from higher education to the world of work –
Findings from the first graduate survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia
The CONGRAD Conference, taking place on 15 May 2014 at University of Novi Sad (Serbia), aims at presenting results of the first regional graduate survey and the discussion thereof within thematic panel sessions. Read more...
The CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), was attended by 38 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The main objectives of the CONGRAD Study Visit “Graduate Surveys & Alumni Services” were to acquire a thorough understanding of the organisation of alumni services at Universitat Politècnica de València and the potentials of graduate surveys for university services, and to discuss the challenges related to youth unemployment.
The participants took part in the study visit consisting of presentations provided by representatives of the university services at Universitat Politècnica de València (Career & Employment Office, Alumni Centre, IDEAS Institute), a visit to the Polytechnic City of Innovation, joint discussions of recent and upcoming project activities and individual consultations. Alongside the study visit, the fifth meeting of the CONGRAD Steering Committee was held. Read more...
At the end of September all members of CONGRAD Analytical Unit took part in a two-day training on data cleaning at the Finnish Institute for Higher Education Research (University of Jyväskylä, Finland). Additionally, selected members of CONGRAD Analytical Unit participated in a two-week individual training visit at Bielefeld University (Germany) earlier in August.
Presentations and discussions covered topics related to coding, data verification, data control and corrections. Special attention was drawn to missing data analysis and weighting. As outcome of the trainings the participants acquired an in-depth knowledge about the processes and procedures relevant for the data cleaning for the CONGRAD Graduate Survey. Read more...
Ivana Živadinović (Centre for Education Policy) was invited to present the CONGRAD Project on Radio Television of Serbia.
On this occasion the overall project activities of CONGRAD Project were presented. A special focus was put on the general benefits of conducting graduate surveys in higher education institutions and on the ways in which results of graduate surveys can improve study programmes in order to make them more responsive to labour market demands.
Ivana Živadinović (Centre for Education Policy) gave a presentation on the CONGRAD Project and the TEMPUS programme at Love Fest EU Zone. Representatives of 142 youth offices from all over Serbia participated in the two-day event in Vrnjacka Banja (Serbia).
For more information, please visit EU Info website.
The CONGRAD Graduate Survey has been closed. About 14.000 respondents participated in the initial graduate survey in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina. We would like to thank all persons who completed the online questionnaire. First results will be available in Spring 2014. Read more...
Data cleaning and data analysis are the main upcoming activities within the CONGRAD Project. CONGRAD Analytical Unit members attended an Introductory Data Cleaning Training hosted by Centre for Education Policy (Serbia). The training was provided by Lutz Heidemann (University of Paderborn, Germany) and Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University, Germany).
The CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by University of Montenegro (Montenegro), was attended by 29 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The main objective of the CONGRAD Workshop “Field Work Retrospective” was to discuss the experiences made during the field work period of the initial graduate survey and the outcomes of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey so far. The participants took part in the workshop consisting of working group sessions, joint discussions and individual consultations. Alongside the workshop, the fourth meeting of the CONGRAD Steering Committee was held. Read more...
The University of Tuzla invited Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University) and Predrag Lažetić (Centre for Education Policy) to present the CONGRAD Project at the Round Table “Higher Education – Labour Market” during the Summer University Tuzla (Bosnia & Herzegovina). Read more...
During the field work period of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey representatives from the Project Coordinator, the EU partners and CONGRAD Analytical Unit carried out field work visits to all regional partner institutions in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Meetings with the institutional field work teams and the universities’/polytechnics’ management were dedicated to the discussion of the field work procedures and the monitoring of the project implementation at institutional level.
Ivana Živadinović (Centre for Education Policy) was invited to present the CONGRAD Project at the BIHTEK Workhop “The examples of good practice in EU” taking place at University of East Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina). Read more...
During the CONGRAD Graduate Survey, the first large-scale graduate survey in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina, about 42.000 graduates who finished their studies in year 2007 or year 2012 are invited to complete an online questionnaire about their studies and their professional careers. With their participation in the survey graduates can make a significant contribution to the quality assurance at their former universities and polytechnics. Based on the graduates’ feedback on their completed study programmes, their job search after graduation and their current employment situation the relation between studies and employment can be analysed and the participating higher education institutions will be able to make evidence-based decisions about future curricula and study programmes.
In order to promote the launch of the CONGRAD Graduate Survey in the following week, a regional press conference was held at Media Center Belgrade (Serbia). On this occasion institutional representatives from the Serbian universities involved in the project illustrated their institutions' initiative and their expectations regarding the graduate survey. Read more...
The CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by University of Belgrade (Serbia), covered two parallel workshops: The CONGRAD Workshop on field work and the CONGRAD Workshop on financial reporting. Read more...
The CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by University of Montenegro (Montenegro), was attended by 36 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The main objective of the CONGRAD Workshop on questionnaire development was to discuss the latest draft of the CONGRAD Questionnaire and to agree on the questionnaire for the initial graduate survey. The participants took part in the workshop consisting of keynote speeches, working group sessions and joint discussions. Alongside the workshop, the third meeting of the CONGRAD Steering Committee was held, where the CONGRAD Questionnaire was adopted. Read more...
QTAFI is an open source software solution for online survey application, which has been applied in various large scale graduate surveys on national and international level and proves to be a reliable, well-established software. Read more...
DAAD, the National Tempus Contact Point Germany, invited Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University) to present the CONGRAD Project as good practice example in the Western Balkans Workshop during the International TEMPUS Conference at University of Bremen (Germany). Read more...
Selected CONGRAD Project members were invited to present the CONGRAD Project at the DEHEMS International Conference “Employability of Graduates & Higher Education Management Systems” in Ljubljana (Slovenia). Read more...
The CONGRAD Project Meeting, hosted by Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), was attended by 31 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The main objective of the CONGRAD Seminar was acquiring a thorough understanding of the potentials of graduate surveys in transition countries. Also, the first draft of the CONGRAD Questionnaire, which has been developed by the CONGRAD Questionnaire Working Group, was presented to all partners and discussed in detail. Read more...
Predrag Lažetić (Centre for Education Policy) and Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University) visited the University of Montenegro. On this occasion the CONGRAD Project in general and upcoming project activities were discussed with the institutional representatives involved in the CONGRAD Project. Read more...
The focus of this meeting was to acquire a thorough understanding of the purpose of graduate surveys and the benefits for higher education institutions. Alongside the seminar, the second meeting of the CONGRAD Steering Committee was held. Read more...
Predrag Lažetić and Jana Nöller were invited to present the CONGRAD Project at the partner institutions in Tuzla and Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more...
The CONGRAD Project in general and upcoming project activities were presented at Singidunum University (Serbia). Ivana Živadinović (Centre for Education Policy) and Jana Nöller (Bielefeld University) were invited to introduce the CONGRAD Project to representatives from the deans’ offices and from the student service offices.
The CONGRAD Kick-off Meeting, was attended by 40 representatives from all CONGRAD partner institutions. The main objective of this meeting was to acquire a mutual understanding of each partner’s roles, tasks and responsibilities within the CONGRAD Project. Read more...
At the CONGRAD Coordination Meeting, hosted by Bielefeld University in Germany, Predrag Lažetić of Centre for Education Policy, Andrea Conchado Peiró of Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and CONGRAD Project Coordinator Prof. Martin Diewald and his team from Bielefeld University discussed the first steps of the project implementation. Also preparations for the CONGRAD Kick-off Meeting in Subotica in Serbia in February 2012 were made.
Jana Nöller of Bielefeld University, Predrag Lažetić of Centre for Education Policy and Saša Milić of University of Montenegro took part in the TEMPUS Project Representatives’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium. You can find out more about it here.
Saša Milić of University of Montenegro gave a presentation on the CONGRAD Project at the TEMPUS National Info Day in Podgorica, Montenegro.
CONGRAD addresses the need of higher education institutions in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve their institutional strategic management and self-evaluation capacities by the establishment of a Graduate Contacts Collection System and the implementation of regular Graduate Surveys.
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