Abstract
The study describes a segment of an international research which was aimed to find answers what the future generations‘ (Gen Z) vision is concerning their career and the correlation between these visions and the expectations of labour market nowadays. The preferred competencies of the labour market are constantly altering: a prognosis from 2018 says that the five most important skills will be analytical thinking, innovation, active learning, creativity, and critical thinking in 2022.
 Keywords: career, competences, engineering education, future priorities, generation Z, labour market, STEM, top skills
Highlights
In the 21st century, the economy but the labour market and the society is changing
In the Russian subsample, there are nearly as many boys as girls, while in the Hungarian subsample, most of the respondents (90.6%) were males. This refers to the attitude of Hungarian society towards STEM majors and careers: the general idea is still that STEM majors and jobs suit perfectly men
The most highlighted progressions for any society in the world are coming from those who have studied at the field of STEM
Summary
In the 21st century, the economy but the labour market and the society is changing. The knowledge that is given for the engineering students during their university education is really important concerning their future career and professional development. Three forth (73.4%) of Hungarian students consider that the factor after taking the degree it is easy to find a good and well-paid job is really significant; while 53% of Russian students agree with it.
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