Graduates of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) continue to be very popular with HR managers of medium-sized and large companies in Germany. In the current university ranking of the WirtschaftsWoche magazine, KIT is again ranked in the top group in all subjects relating to engineering sciences. In informatics, KIT even improved compared to the previous ranking of 2016. It now is in first place.
In mechanical engineering, KIT also improved by one position and is in second place together with TU Munich. In business engineering and electrical engineering, KIT succeeded in defending its second places. A ranking in the top ten of natural sciences, place seven, complements the very good results that are based on interviews of 500 HR managers of German companies by the Universum consulting company.
The results of the survey reflect the HR managers’ opinion as to which universities and universities of applied sciences prepare their graduates best for starting a career and meeting business requirements. Multiple answers were possible.
In an article accompanying the publication of the ranking, WirtschaftsWoche points out that KIT graduates do not only have good theoretical knowledge, but also practical skills to apply this knowledge. Hence, they are “very popular” with German companies.
Axel Keulertz, employer branding consultant responsible for the Universum study, points out: “There are only a handful of top universities in Germany. Graduation there is an important advantage when searching for a job.”
Further information on the current WirtschaftsWoche ranking can be found at www.wiwo.de
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