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89ConclusionsRegarding strengths and opportunities, the SWOT analysis results suggest that the general climateand timing for launching career advising services introduction is good. The main positivefactors identified were the following:•••••••The need for career advising services is confirmed through the project survey resultsThere is an eagerness of universities for launching new initiativesThe Lisbon Agenda and reforms linked to the Bologna Process provide an impetus for launchingsuch initiativesCareer advising services fit well into an increasingly student-centred systemIncreasing competition among universities can provide impetus to attract more students byproviding better services for studentsVarious funding opportunities are possibleThere are already ideas and possibilities for cooperation initiatives.Regarding weaknesses and threats, the SWOT analysis results suggest that there is also a lackof readiness, resources and awareness for the introduction of career advising services. The mainnegative factors identified were the following:•••••The capacity of universities and university funding is a problemThere are currently too many other reforms and priorities at the university levelThere is generally a resistance to change within the university systemThere is a lack of awareness of the need for or significance of career advising servicesThere is a lack of competitiveness between universities to provide impetus for launchingsuch services.Appendix I SWOT analysis of launching career advising services in Croatian universities