Uzbek university graduates find jobs in an average of 3 months
Graduates of Uzbek universities find their first job on average 2 months and 27 days after graduation. The fastest job seekers are graduates from the education sector.
Uzbek university graduates spend an average of 3 months finding a job
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Young people who have graduated from higher education institutions in Uzbekistan spend an average of 2 months and 27 days finding their first job after graduation. This data is presented in the preliminary results of the Graduate Quality Index (BSI), published by the National Agency for Education Quality Assurance.
The study analyzed the labor market entry results of 249,432 students who graduated from 170 higher education institutions. One of the assessment criteria was the speed of employment.
The fastest job seekers after graduating from higher education are graduates of the "Education" specialty, who need an average of 2 months and 4 days. In second place are graduates of the humanities, who spend an average of 2 months and 9 days to find their first job.
The longest period of searching for a first job is recorded among graduates of legal specialties. For them, this indicator is on average 4 months and 20 days. A similar result is recorded among graduates of the field of labor protection and hygiene - 4 months and 19 days. Those who graduated from the field of social security need an average of 4 months and 5 days.
There are also significant differences by region. The shortest average period of finding a job is recorded in the Kashkadarya region - 2 months and 8 days. In Navoi and Andijan regions, this indicator is 2 months and 9 days.
In Namangan region, graduates need an average of 2 months and 14 days, in Fergana region - 2 months and 16 days, and in Jizzakh region - 2 months and 18 days. In Surkhandarya region, the indicator is 2 months and 19 days, in Khorezm region - 2 months and 20 days, and in Syrdarya region - 2 months and 21 days.
In Tashkent region, the average time to find a first job is 2 months and 23 days, in Bukhara region - 2 months and 25 days. In Samarkand region, graduates need an average of 3 months and 3 days, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan - 3 months and 7 days, and in Tashkent city - 3 months and 13 days.
Among the 119 higher education institutions included in the rating, graduates of Karshi International University find a job the fastest. They find their first job in an average of 1 month and 4 days.
The next places were occupied by the Center for the Implementation of Educational Programs of Webster University in Tashkent - 1 month 8 days, Nordic International University - 1 month 14 days, Tashkent branch of the Russian University of Economics named after G. V. Plekhanov - 1 month 17 days and Andijan State University - 1 month 18 days.
The longest period of searching for the first job was observed among graduates of the Tashkent branch of VGIK - 8 months 13 days. Among graduates of the Urgench branch of the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan, this indicator was 6 months 1 day.
The next places in terms of the duration of finding a job were the Tashkent branch of the Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I. M. Gubkin - 5 months 21 days, ISFT Institute - 5 months 13 days and Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute - 5 months 10 days.
At the same time, according to the results of the Graduate Quality Index, the Tashkent branch of VGIK ranked first in terms of average income of graduates.