Five Functions for Suporting Productive Employment and Entrepreneurship of Universitys Graguates (Case Study: Iran's University of Applied Scince and Technology)
Subject Areas : General
Reza Mahdi
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Sepideh Barani
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1 - Associate Professor, Higher Education, Futures Study Deportment, Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran
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Keywords: Employment of Graduates, Industry-University Relations, Scientific-Applied Education, Scientific-Applied Graduates, Skill-Based,
Abstract :
The purpose of the article is to design the main functions of a system to support job-search, career advancement, self-employment, job-creation, and entrepreneurship of university graduates, with an emphasis on graduates of higher education centers of scientific-applied. The article has been conducted with an analytical approach using a mixed method including lived-management experience, a non-systematic review of scientific documents, learning from the experience of some foreign universities and applied science institutions, and additional knowledge acquired in a number of previous studies. Based on the findings of the study, targeted and systematic support for the employment and entrepreneurship of graduates of the higher education centers of applied science and technology requires the design and implementation of a support system consisting of five important functions, including the promotion of employability knowledge and skills, career counseling and guidance, preparation and support for innovative and entrepreneurial graduates, general support for graduates of the higher education system, and monitoring the employment status and destiny of graduates. The establishment of the system and the actual application of its five functions will eliminate or reduce the severity of some issues and harms related to the chronic problem of obtaining an academic degree and promote a focus on skill-based and applied knowledge. It is the serious responsibility of policymakers and leaders of the higher education governance to support the establishment of a comprehensive support system for university students and graduates in general and the scientific-applied education subsystem in particular
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