Enhancing labour market relevance and outcomes of doctoral education: Country note
Hungary
This country note presents the results of an analysis of Hungary undertaken within
the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative
project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European
Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions
enhance the employment outcomes of graduates by better aligning higher education provision
with current and emerging labour market skill demands. Doctoral degree programmes
in Hungary are now largely tailored toward careers in academia or public research
organisations. However, employers in the private sector increasingly seek doctoral
degree holders to increase firm-level innovation, and encourage doctoral education
schools to equip graduates with transferable skills, which are of increasing importance
in the changing labour market. The country note reviews the system context, highlights
challenges faced by doctoral schools and lessons learned from current practice, and
presents policy options.
Available from May 31, 2022
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