Causes and possibilities of reducing student drop-out in Hungarian technical higher education

Abstract

Student dropout is a severe problem in higher education worldwide. In technical higher education, this issue is particularly relevant, as a significant proportion of students cannot meet the requirements of basic subjects, especially in science and technology, and drop out of higher education due to failures. The reduction of student dropout in higher education institutions is becoming an increasingly urgent task due to the deteriorating demographic indicators. One such possible solution is student mentoring, in which university students with good academic results mentor their peers in need. By analyzing the results of institutional research, the study focuses on the problem of student dropout, its causes and one of the ways to reduce dropout, contemporary mentoring.