PROVINCE OF ALEXANDRIA – The Interuniversity Consortium AlmaLaurea presented on the 26th Report on the Profile and Employment Condition of Italian Graduates during the conference organized this Thursday in Trieste, in collaboration with the University of Trieste, the Conference of Rectors of Italian Universities and the Ministry of University and Research. The conference was attended by, representing theUniversity of Eastern Piedmont the rector, professor Gian Carlo Avanzi, and the University delegate for orientation, job placement and relations with AlmaLaurea professor Chiara Morelli.
The UPO female and male graduates confirm again this year that they are extremely satisfied of their academic journey in eastern Piedmont. The 93.5% of graduates, in fact, it is declared satisfied with the university experience as a whole and 92.8% of graduates are satisfied with the relationship with the teaching staff and 85.9%, considering the study load adequate for the duration of the course.
The graduates’ responses also rewarded the efforts made by the University to increase the spaces available to those who study: the University’s infrastructures satisfied 90.9% of the graduates who used them considering classrooms and laboratories adequate to their needs. Excellent data also for internships: 80.1% of UPO graduates carried out internships recognized by their course of study, given that the University considers it essential to measure the relationship with the productive and administrative fabric of the territory also in 2024 it is confirmed as significantly higher than the national average, which stands at 60.7%.
The Survey on the Employment Condition of 3,410 graduates of the University of Eastern Piedmont reflects a very positive situation in this case too. The data analyzes the performances of first and second level graduates of 2022, interviewed one year after graduation, and those of second level graduates of 2018 interviewed five years after graduation. One year after graduation, the employment rate of first-level UPO graduates is 84.8% (the national average is 74.1%), while the unemployment rate stops at 5.7%. The salary for those who graduate from UPO is on average 1,584 euros net per month compared to a national average of 1,384 euros.
Among the 2022 second level UPO graduates interviewed one year after obtaining their degree, the employment rate is 77.1% (national 75.7%). Five years after obtaining the qualification, however, the employment rate of UPO second level graduates rises to 93.2% against a national average of 88.2%. The salaries of UPO master’s graduates also exceed the national ones (1,807 Euros compared to 1,768 at a national level). On average, 76.7% of those interviewed consider the degree obtained to be very effective or effective for the work carried out and the figure reaches 91.3% among those who obtain a single-cycle master’s degree at UPO.
But where do UPO graduates work? For AlmaLaurea, 54.2% are in the private sector, while 44.0% in the public; 1.5% work in the non-profit sector. The services sector absorbs 85.7%, while industry accounts for 13.7% of employed workers; The share of those working in the agricultural sector is 0.3%.
“The photograph of our UPO graduates taken by AlmaLaurea represents a very important and flattering result for the entire academic community – said the rector on the sidelines of the Conference Gian Carlo Avanzi -. The data certifies the satisfaction of graduates who enter the world of professions with excellent stability and who earn more than the average. In this difficult historical period the numbers highlight with extreme clarity the irreplaceable function of social lift and reference for all of eastern Piedmont that the UPO has assumed for some time and in which it firmly believes. A few months ago, the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System (ANVUR) rewarded us by evaluating our organization and processes regarding work, research and teaching in a very positive manner. Today AlmaLaurea completes this extremely positive picture by telling us that our efforts translate into a better prospect for our graduates in the world of work, an aspect that should make anyone who works at UPO proud and which is worth more than a thousand words”.
“On this occasion – concludes the rector Avanzi – I believe it is essential to remember that the recent news of the co-financing by the Ministry for the construction of the new campus in Alessandria, combined with the completion of the new residences in Novara and the new teaching and service spaces in Vercelli which have a very near horizon, is a very strong impulse to further improve services for the benefit of those who choose the UPO to study, teach and work”.
“With our presence in Trieste – the teacher declared Chiara Morelli – we wanted to underline how much the University takes into consideration the careers of its students even after the conclusion of their academic career. Over the years we have built a decidedly fruitful relationship with the world of private businesses and public administrations, which we have long involved in our activities of creating educational paths and orientation to the world of professions. The data from the training internships that our students complete in the production sector and the growing request from companies to take part in our Career Days indicates that we are able to adapt the training offer to the demands of the professional world in a very effective way and to nothing taken for granted.”
The AlmaLaurea Report on the Profile of Graduates analyzed the educational performance of approximately 300 thousand graduates of 2023 from 78 universities, while the Report on the Employment Condition analyzed the working situation of approximately 660 thousand workers 1, 3 and 5 years after obtaining the qualification. graduates at national level. The female and male graduates of the University of Eastern Piedmont involved in the 2023 survey are 2,386 (1,498 first level, 593 two-year master’s degrees and 295 single-cycle courses). The average age at graduation of those graduating from UPO is 25.9 years, almost in line with the national average of 25.7. 61.9% (the Italian average is 61.5) of graduates finish their university course; the average graduation grade is 100.8 out of 110, lower than the national average which is stable at 104/110 this year too.
