The choice of the university? It is fundamental for the students’ studies and life. But it’s not always easy to make the right decision at 18/19 years old. So what can you recommend to a freshman on the debut of a crucial path? The rector of the University La Sapienza, Antonella Polimeni, gives suggestions for choosing the right path, always following our predispositions and passions. “The main advice is to live the university experience with great commitment and with the ability to enjoy a path that can be full of stimuli and opportunities. It is also necessary that the studies are appropriate and in line with the needs of the knowledge society ”explains the rector.
More suitable courses to find a job
We also always ask ourselves what are the most appropriate degree courses to find a job at the end of your studies. “It is complex to give indications on which degrees are most recommendable also in view of future employment scenarios. Among the novelties I would like to highlight the interfacolt single-cycle master’s degree course in medicine and surgery High Technology promoted in collaboration with the faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmacy and Medicine, Medicine and Psychology, Civil and Industrial Engineering and Engineering of the information, information technology and statistics. I am also thinking of the many courses in which, in a transdisciplinary way, we talk about sustainability, ethical finance, development economics. Furthermore, it should not be overlooked that according to the data reported by Almalaurea five years after graduation, the employment rate of STEM graduates is close to 90% (+ 4% compared to other degrees). Today, the greatest employment performance is observed among STEM graduates from the economic-statistical and engineering groups, but the importance of the environmental emergency we are experiencing suggests a rapid change in priorities ”
Placement in the world of work is a priority for the University
For the university system, promoting an adequate and effective placement on the labor market of its students and graduates is not only a priority, but also a responsibility as the rector wishes to emphasize. “In Sapienza, precisely for this reason, the strategy aimed at improving the employability of graduates and favoring their encounter with the world of work, formalized in the three-year plan for placement, provides for a rich and qualified network of partner companies-organizations-organizations and a consultation with strategic partners; a large schedule of recruitment events, personalized career guidance services; a training catalog on skills useful for increasing employability, a digital platform for matching job supply and demand.
The agreements of Wisdom
As part of the agreements and conventions that the University has entered into with public and private entities to promote access to new quality work opportunities, there are numerous initiatives to which Sapienza has joined in collaboration with public and private entities to seize the opportunities offered by the Next Generation EU plan, in line with the three strategic axes of the PNRR (digitalization, ecological transition, social inclusion) ”concludes Polimeni.