ibw-research brief Nr. 68

Arthur Schneeberger, Alexander Petanovitsch

Introduction of bachelor and demand for qualifications by the example of university-based technical studies

For Austria’s universities the Bologna process is apparently linked with mental and institutional adjustment problems. This does not come as a surprise as consecutive study programmes represent a structural innovation compared to long university studies of 7 to 8 years until the first graduation in technology (with the purpose of the transition to science and research as a profession). What can be said based on the structure of labour market demand? The knowledge-based economy of the 21st century not only recruits graduates of technology for R&D tasks but mostly for other areas (such as sales, management or production). This study shows the relevance of consecutive studies based on labour market demand.

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