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According to Eurostat data, employment of recent graduates in the EU reached a record high in 2023. In a country-by-country comparison, Hungary is in the lead, ranking fifth out of 22 Member States, reports Index.

In 2023, 83.5 percent of recent graduates aged between 20-34 were working in the EU, an improvement of more than 9 percentage points compared to 2013. This is a record for employment of recent graduates in the EU.

The employment rate of recent graduates has been steadily rising in all Member States over the last ten years, up from 74.3 percent in 2013.

The upward trend was only interrupted by the pandemic, with a 2.3 percentage point drop in 2020 compared to 2019.

Malta had the highest number of recent graduates (95.8 percent), followed by the Netherlands (93.2 percent) and Germany (91.5 percent). Hungary also leads the way, ranking fifth in a list of 22 Member States.

The lowest employment rates were recorded in Italy (67.5 percent), Greece (72.3 percent) and Romania (74.8 percent).

Fact

As Hungary Today reported, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of the world’s most prestigious higher education rating organizations, recently awarded a Hungarian university for its high market value degree. This year, QS awarded Corvinus University of Budapest in the category “Employability – Performance Improvement” for the outstanding employability prospects of its graduates. Two-thirds of Corvinus graduates find a job during their studies, and recent graduates can get a job in less than a month.

However, there are other universities in Hungary, apart from Corvinus, that are considered outstanding. This year, 15 Hungarian universities were included in the prestigious organization’s list of the best European universities. The top three Hungarian universities in the ranking are:

  • Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE),
  • University of Debrecen,
  • University of Szeged.
University of Debrecen Increasingly Popular among Foreign Students
University of Debrecen Increasingly Popular among Foreign Students

Overall, around 7,500 international students can start their studies at the institution from September.Continue reading

Via Index, Featured image: Facebook/ELTE GTK


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