Reference Materials

Reference Materials

Browse policy documents, research publications, methods, lectures, and other reference materials relevant to EDU-LAB themes.

Discussion Notes

Discussion Note: Policies, Programmes and Investments for Youth Transitions

Birmingham City University, EDU-LAB 2025

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Discussion Note: Data and information gaps regarding educational pathways and transitions

EDU-LAB, EVALAG 2025

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Lectures & presentations

NEXT-UP Living Lab

NEXT-UP 2026

2nd NEXT-UP Living Lab Workshop: Emerging Insights on Youth Education–Employment Transitions [20.04]On April, 20 an online meeting with 42 young people, employer representatives, policy makers, researchers at the 2nd NEXT-UP Living Lab...

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HEI efficacy and higher order learning: theories, policies and practices – e-lecture by Dr. Elias G. Carayannis

2023

https://research.tuni.fi/sferc/yleinen/hei-efficacy-and-higher-order-learning-theories-policies-and-practices-e-lecture-by-dr-elias-g-carayannis-2-may

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Alex Usher Keynote – Changing Aspirations for Higher Education

Austrian Higher Education Research Network (HoFo) 2026

A keynote lecture exploring global trends in higher education strategy and their relevance to ongoing policy development.

We thank the Austrian Higher Education Research Network (HoFo) for allowing us to disseminate this lecture and related reference materials.

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Research publications

The impact of higher education on youth employability in Kosovo: Key determinants affecting the interface between higher education provision and labor market needs

AAB College 2026

This study aims to assess the impact of higher education on the employability of young people through dimensions such as: Study programs in higher education (SPH), Collaboration between the university and businesses...

Xhavit Rexhaj, Arberesha Qerimi, Fidan Qerimi

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Higher Education Determinants and Graduate Employability: Evidence on Structural and Practical (mis)Match

AAB College 2026

Objective: The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of higher education factors on the employability of graduates in Kosovo and to measure the degree of mismatch between qualifications and...

ArbĂŤresha Qerimi, Xhavit Rexhaj, Fidan Qerimi, Vrullim Buja

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Rapid expansion of tertiary educationand regional labour market equilibriain the EHEA and its major European regions:graduates and their tentative jobs (observationof trends 1970s to 2010s)

2025

The article examines the rapid expansion of higher education (HE) in Europesince the last decades of twentieth century, which is also fostered by Europeanpolitics. These politics strive, inter alia, for more social...

Dr. Alexander Chvorostov, Prof. Dr. Natalia Waechter

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