Potential qualifications of graduates in Warsaw and Mazovia

Abstract

The authors describe potential qualifications to be displayed by graduates of higher education institutions in Warsaw and Mazovia based on their statistical descriptions. The paper also contains an overall analysis of qualifications and changes to be expected in the near futurę, afterthe implementation of the National Oualifications Framework and the new law on higher education. A considerable percentage of students in Mazovia receive their qualifications from public universities of Warsaw, the country’s largest academic centre. Women prevail among students and graduates of higher education institutions in Warsaw and Mazovia. Also, women are more likely to get a degree in engineering in Mazovia than in other parts of the country. Most graduates of Mazovian schools obtained their qualifications from public universities (the same holds true for Poland as a whole but this percentage is lower for Mazovia) and in extramural programmes (with Mazovia having a higher percentage ofsuch graduates: by nearly 7 points versus with the restofthe country). Most graduates of Mazovian higher education institutions obtained qualifications which are reflected in their licencjat (Bachelor) diploma and which correspond with outcomes of education in economic, administrative and social fields of study and groups of education (mostly education-related studies). The share of doctoral students in Mazovia among total doctoral students is considerable. Even if just a half of them end up in the science and higher education sector, they will still represent a reservoir of futurę academic staff for Warsaw, Mazovia and the country as a whole. In comparison with the rest of the country, schools of higher education in Warsaw and Mazovia also have more students in post-graduate courses as well as MBA courses and programmes.