New Degree Tracking Methods in Hungary

Abstract

According to the Zoltan Magyary Program for the Development of Public Administration in 2012 the institution of civil servants’ training and further training has started, called the National University of Public Service (NUPS). The mid-term vision of the Institutional Development Plan is to make NUPS: a solid training and research base of the development of Hungarian public service and of public service career model It is important for NUPS how develops the feedback of its graduates on the academic years. Within the framework of the Graduate Career Tracking System (GCTS), research is carried out via questionnaires, whose completion is voluntary, among the current students and alumni with a degree no more than 5 years old. One of the purposes of the GCTS is to improve the University’s standards of service and education. The willingness of respondents is low from year to year, so the result of the questionnaire is lower than expected.

The purpose of the study is to present a method to better track the opinions, experiences and placement parameters of graduate students. This new method helps to evaluate the results of the questionnaire more widely. this will allow the university to develop the institution more effectively.