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subject-related competences for the first and second cycle could
be considered one of the major contributions of the project
towards the development of European points of reference.
4. With regard to generic competences in a changing society
where professional profiles need to be well defined while
keeping a dimension of openness to change and adaptation,
some messages from graduates and employers to European
Universities can be identified:
—In relation to the importance given to different competences,
the messages from graduates and employers are of crucial
relevance. In fact, one of the most striking results of the
questionnaire is the very high degree of correlation between the
opinion of graduates and employers in relation to the
importance and rank given to the different competences
enumerated.
• These two groups consider that the most important
competences to be developed are: capacity for analysis and
synthesis, capacity to learn, problem solving, capacity for
applying knowledge in practice, capacity to adapt to new
situations concern for quality, information management
skills, ability to work autonomously and teamwork.
• Looking at the other end of the scale, there appear:
understanding of cultures and customs of other countries,
appreciation of diversity and multiculturality, ability to work
in an international context, leadership, research skills, project
design and management, and knowledge of a second
language. One striking aspect is the concentration of the
«international» competences in the lower part of the scale
with respect to importance.
—In relation to achievement in terms of the competences that
the universities are considered to develop at the highest level,
again there is a high level of correlation between the employers
and the graduates. However, in this respect reference is only
made to the graduates since it is considered that these would
have the most accurate perspective.
• The items which appear highest in the scale, in the opinion of
the graduates are: capacity to learn, basic general
knowledge, ability to work autonomously, capacity for
analysis and synthesis, information management skills,
research skills, problem solving, concern for quality and will