The Sustainability and Durability of the Building Seen through the Education-Business Relationship

Abstract

The present article aims at proposing a new format of courses for the college graduates of Bachelor and Master of Science degree. It presents a questionnaire that shows the opinions and needs of employers on graduates and the connection of the subjects taught in university with the labour market. Today, the demand for engineers in the labour market is growing, but the employers want to select people with good theoretical knowledge and positive attitude towards work. The idea of the article started as a result of the trilateral meetings of teachers-students-business environment on the occasion of the presentation of new technologies and products, on the construction market (Construct, build together Info, etc.). Research starts with a set of questions addressed to the representatives of construction companies. The questions included in the questionnaire target three related aspects, which link educational plans with the labour market, the importance of practice in the selection of future employees and other skills of prospective employees from the construction sector. The relevant findings of the questionnaire will be transmitted to both companies, as well as the execution of design firms, namely the public institutions for the administration area. The first set of questions refers to the field of activity of the company (design, execution, administration and sales), the average number of job opportunities for young engineers over the last 5 years and what other properties are favoured in the graduates of higher education. The second set of questions relates to the employment interview (transcript, theoretical knowledge and/or tests of brain training/intelligence). The third set of questions refers to the willingness to take a student into practice in their knowledge or whether the job seeker is preferred for employment solely on the basis of interviews or only after being surveyed over a period of time. The results are given in graphs, and aspects related to linking education with production, the importance of the practice during the years of study and other skills required by employers are highlighted. From the conclusions drawn in the present research, proposals will be made towards universities regarding the content of the educational plans to raise the compatibility between business and academic education.