Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme
Graduate skills are a key factor in their selection in a company. This research focuses on the extent to which the Erasmus+ mobility programme contributes to the development of skills required for a modern work environment. Thus, the paper examines whether the skills developed through an Erasmus+ pr...
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| author | Efthalia Andreou Cleopatra Deliou Maria Malagkoniari |
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| description | Graduate skills are a key factor in their selection in a company. This research focuses on the extent to which the Erasmus+ mobility programme contributes to the development of skills required for a modern work environment. Thus, the paper examines whether the skills developed through an Erasmus+ programme are recognised as important by European employers. The results of the primary quantitative online survey showed that graduates developed adaptability, flexibility, enthusiasm, dynamism, professionalism, responsibility, commitment, and creative problem-solving skills through their participation in the Erasmus+ programme. Even if the Erasmus+ programme appears to enhance a variety of talents, there are some others, such the improvement of interpersonal skills, which are less well-developed. An important conclusion of this study is that young people's participation in the Erasmus+ programme, in terms of study or internship, contributes to their desire to work in an international context, while a prolonged participation in the programme is positively correlated with the development of communication skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a94b06a064a44869d5a84241dff1faa2023-10-26T11:41:41ZengFuturity Research PublishingFuturity Education2956-34022023-06-0133619https://doi.org/10.57125/FED.2023.09.25.01Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ ProgrammeEfthalia Andreou0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0494-9227Cleopatra Deliou1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7471-3394Maria Malagkoniari2https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9182-9753Just One | Recruitment & Executive Search Agency, GreeceAthens University of Economics & Business, GreeceNational Documentation Centre (EKT), GreeceGraduate skills are a key factor in their selection in a company. This research focuses on the extent to which the Erasmus+ mobility programme contributes to the development of skills required for a modern work environment. Thus, the paper examines whether the skills developed through an Erasmus+ programme are recognised as important by European employers. The results of the primary quantitative online survey showed that graduates developed adaptability, flexibility, enthusiasm, dynamism, professionalism, responsibility, commitment, and creative problem-solving skills through their participation in the Erasmus+ programme. Even if the Erasmus+ programme appears to enhance a variety of talents, there are some others, such the improvement of interpersonal skills, which are less well-developed. An important conclusion of this study is that young people's participation in the Erasmus+ programme, in terms of study or internship, contributes to their desire to work in an international context, while a prolonged participation in the programme is positively correlated with the development of communication skills.https://futurity-education.com/index.php/fed/article/view/151erasmus programmeemployee skillseuropean employers |
| spellingShingle | Efthalia Andreou Cleopatra Deliou Maria Malagkoniari Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme Futurity Education erasmus programme employee skills european employers |
| title | Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme |
| title_full | Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme |
| title_fullStr | Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme |
| title_full_unstemmed | Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme |
| title_short | Graduate students' perspectives on their acquired skills following the Erasmus+ Programme |
| title_sort | graduate students perspectives on their acquired skills following the erasmus programme |
| topic | erasmus programme employee skills european employers |
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