The EUROSTUDENT research is based on an online questionnaire for self-completion. At the University of Lodz, a link to the survey will be sent by e-mail to all students, while information about the project and the survey will be included in the Student Newsletter of the University of Lodz and on the university's website and social media.
The research is open to students of both sexes, studying full-time (daytime studies) and part-time (weekend or evening studies), people on first-cycle (bachelor's, engineer's or equivalent), second-cycle (master’s or equivalent), long-cycle (master's or equivalent) studies, as well as people studying as postgraduates, distance studies (studies conducted using distance learning methods and techniques).
The cyclical nature of the analysis as part of EUROSTUDENT project enables us to capture trends the knowledge of which is useful in shaping public policy in higher education sectors. The methodology of the study is supervised by a team composed of representatives of all participating countries, led by researchers from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
Poland has taken part in this EU-funded project for the fifth time. A rather complicated, multi-stage methodology determines the uniqueness of the project, guaranteeing the accuracy of the conclusions drawn on its basis. The research is carried out using the online survey method, and its contractor, at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science, is an independent research agency PBS - Partner in Business Strategies (formerly the Social Research Laboratory).
PBS is one of the most experienced agencies on the domestic market that has been operating continuously since 1990. The company guarantees the students taking part in the research full discretion and confidentiality – the results of the survey will be presented only in the form of aggregated statistics. Full information on data protection and consent is available HERE (in Polish).
Due to the large number of countries participating in the project, a comparative report summarising the results of the survey across Europe will be published in spring 2024. The report in Polish from the previous edition of the survey is available on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science.
Thematic studies and comparative reports are available on the website of the EUROSTUDENT project.
Source: PBS
Edit: Promotion Centre of the University of Lodz