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Opis / Description
Neuspešnost VŠ sistemov, kjer pride z vidika družbenih potreb in zaposlitvenih možnosti do slabših odločitev potencialnih študentov glede izbire študija, povečuje stopnjo brezposelnosti diplomantov, kar vodi do višjih družbenih stroškov v prihodnje
Za naše univerze je značilen prevladujoč vpliv akademikov pri upravljanju, kar odpira vprašanje njihovega ustreznega poslovnega upravljanja in ustreznega vpliva ustanoviteljev na (finančno) poslovanje, tudi zaradi neprimerne sestave in vodenja upravnih odborov, v katerih imajo predstavniki ustanovitelja prešibak, zaposleni na univerzi pa prevelik vpliv.
Izobraževanje in zaposlovanje v sodobnih »družbah znanja« zaznamuje upad rodnosti in staranje prebivalstva, šibka udeležba starejših na trgu dela ter visoka stopnja brezposelnosti med mladimi. Večina držav se je v preteklih letih odzivala predvsem z vidika starajoče se populacije oz. s podaljševanjem delovno aktivnega obdobja državljanov ter s t. i. starostno segregacijo trga dela. Slednjo v Sloveniji označuje predvsem zmanjševanje deleža zaposlitev za nedoločen čas med mladimi.
Zaradi vsega tega je ključni raziskovalni problem, kako zagotoviti večjo učinkovitost in uspešnost VŠ sistema in s tem razrešitev enega ključnih problemov VŠ ne le v Sloveniji ter na ta način vplivati na ustvarjanje pogojev za povečanje zaposljivosti (in samozaposljivosti) diplomantov ter ustrezen razvoj in dinamiziranje trga dela, tako za mlajše kot starejše.
Opredelili smo tri skupine ciljev – tiste, ki se nanašajo na VŠ politike, financiranje in upravljanje VŠ(Z), ter (samo)zaposlovanje mlajših in starejših, ki pa jih bomo uresničevali ne le z vidika VŠ izobraževanja, raziskovanja in mednarodnega sodelovanja, ampak v prepletu področij kot npr. informatike, managementa, podjetništva, ekonomije in prava.
Rezultati raziskovanja bodo prispevali k razvoju znanj na področju managementa izobraževanja in zaposlovanja ter drugih relevantnih znanosti tako, da bodo teoretična spoznanja in modeli upoštevali družbeno stvarnost, kar bo zagotovilo večjo družbeno relevanco rezultatov, spoznanj in priporočil, ki jih potrebuje tako znanost kot družba znanja. Rezultati bodo razvijali teorije, uporabni bodo za vse deležnike izobraževanja in zaposlovanja tako na sistemski kot institucionalni ravni, hkrati pa bodo prišli prav pri uresničevanju evropskih politik, zato bodo rezultati imeli neposreden pomen za deležnike v Sloveniji in EU.
Education and especially higher education (HE) is considered a key factor in economic development. HE institutions (HEIs), government and others must be aware of the role they play in “Europe of knowledge” and take responsibility in assuring their expected services in the knowledge society.
The failure of the HE system comes in terms of social needs and employment opportunities to worsen study choice decisions of potential students. This increases the unemployment rate of graduates and leads to higher social costs in the future.
A characteristic of our universities is dominant influence of academics in management, which raises the question of their proper business management and adequate impact on the founders of the (financial) business. Improper formation of the managing board means the influence of the representatives of the founders is too weak, and that of university employees too strong.
Education and employment in modern “social knowledge” has seen a decline in birth rate, an ageing population, weak participation of the older generation on the labour market and high unemployment among young people. In recent years, most countries have responded primarily to the ageing population by increasing the active working-age of citizens with i.e. age segregation of the labour market. In Slovenia, this is characterized by the reduction of permanent employment for young people.
The key research problem is how to ensure higher efficiency and effectiveness of the HE system and the resolution of, not only in Slovenia, one of the key HE problems, influence the creation of conditions for increased employment (and self-employment) among graduates, adequate development and a dynamic labour market for both younger and older generations.
We have identified three groups of objectives – concerning HE policies, HEIs funding and management as well as (self) employment of young and elderly. We will not only reach these objectives in terms of HE, research and international cooperation but also by intertwinement of areas such as IT, management, entrepreneurship, economics and law.
The research results will contribute to the development of knowledge in the field of management in education, recruitment and other relevant sciences in a way that the theoretical knowledge and models will take into account the social reality, thus ensuring a greater social relevance of the results, recognitions and recommendations, needed by both science and the knowledge society. The results will serve as the basis for developing theories, be useful for all stakeholders in education and employment, both at the system and institutional levels and at the same time be of direct importance to various stakeholders in Slovenia, as well as of indirect importance to the dialogue between Slovenia and the EU.

