04.06.2008
Survey of HR specialists: south-western universities are tops
Around 5,000 HR experts and recruiters were polled for the university ranking. Its objective: to determine where students of business administration, economics, law, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and business data processing receive the best preparation for their careers. For the first time, the poll was carried out jointly by the business magazines WirtschaftsWoche and Junge Karriere and the business daily Handelsblatt. Overall, the managers polled stated that the outlook for the current crop of graduates was promising. Over 90 percent described their job perspectives as positive.
At least one university or university of applied sciences from Baden-Württemberg was among the top three in all subject groups. The results in detail:
Universities:
Business administration – first place (of 27): Mannheim with 57.8 percent
Electrical engineering – second place (of 19): Karlsruhe with 44.3 percent
Computer science – first place (of 21): Karlsruhe with 54.8 percent
Law – first place (of 18): Heidelberg with 20.3 percent; third place: Freiburg with 13.4 percent
Mechanical engineering – second place (of 20): Karlsruhe with 44.0 percent
Business data processing – third place (of 19): Mannheim with 22.2 percent
Industrial engineering – first place (of 10): Karlsruhe with 53.1 percent
Economics – third place (of 17): Mannheim with 33.4 percent
Universities of applied sciences: Business administration – first place (of 24): Reutlingen with 46.8 percent
Electrical engineering – second place (of 16): Karlsruhe with 24.6 percent
Computer science – second place (of 14): Furtwangen with 24.1 percent; third place: Karlsruhe with 17.5 percent
Mechanical engineering – second place (of 15): Karlsruhe with 36.1 percent
Business data processing – first place (of 19): Furtwangen with 32.6 percent
Industrial engineering – first place (of 18): Reutlingen with 46.8 percent; third place: Karlsruhe with 12.5 percent
The method:
The university ranking focuses on practical relevance. To determine the best universities, over 5,000 HR managers from a variety of industries were surveyed. The majority of those polled belong to companies with 1,000 or more employees. The survey was carried out in early 2008. For each subject, the experts chose up to five universities or universities of applied sciences that were highly rated by their companies. The questions also examined the job perspectives, preferred subjects and desired qualifications of applicants.
More:
http://www.wiwo.de/karriere/die-besten-unis-2008
