Italy

Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national official sources Definition: A university is an institution of higher education providing facilities for learning (and usually research) and authorised to grant academic degrees. Their main focus should be on ISCED 1997 level 5A or ISCED 2011 levels 6 and 7 programmes. .. - data not available Country: Albania Change in definition (2012): Data refers to personel only in public University Country: Cyprus Reference period (2008): data refer to 2009 Country: Cyprus Territorial change (1990 onward): Government controlled area only. Country: Denmark Reference period (2011): Data refer to January 2012. Country: Georgia Change in definition (2000 onward): Data refer to institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science. Country: Georgia Territorial change (2000 onward): Data do not cover Abkhazia AR and Tskhinvali Region. Country: Latvia Reference period (2008): Data refer to 2009. Country: Moldova, Republic of Additional information (1995 onward): Data exclude the territory of the Transnistria and municipality of Bender Country: Portugal Additional information (2013): The changes relate to the merger of two public universities located in Lisbon, thus passing from 16 to 15 members. Country: Slovakia 2015 data refer to 20 November 2015. Country: Slovenia Break in methodology (2012): The number includes heads of all public and private higher education institutions. Country: Spain Break in methodlogy (2013): The data are provided to the Women& 39;s Institute in 2014 by the Rector& 39;s Conference of the Spanish Universities Country: Switzerland Break in methodlogy (2008): Data before 2008 refers to universityies only . As of 2008 data include universities and universities of applied sciences that cover the entire ISCED-97, level 5A/ISCED-11, level 7.

Data source(s) used: Graduates vocational integration:The survey explores the condition and the employment path of graduates some years after graduation . It collects information on the type of work and on the occupation performed, on income and job satisfaction, on the sector of activity and on the use of the skills acquired at university. The survey is part of the survey-system on the study-to-work-transition, which also includes the survey on doctorate holders’ vocational integration and the one on the upper secondary school graduates’ transition to university and labor market.