Expectations and satisfaction levels of Polish and Norwegian PhD graduates regarding the utility of their doctoral programmes in the labour market

Abstract

The working paper is based on data gathered in the frame of the three-year Polish-Norwegian research project “Gender Equality at the University” (2013-2016). The project was funded by the Polish-Norwegian Research Programme and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR). The paper compares perceptions of doctoral studies from the perspective of the professional careers of male and female PhD graduates in Poland and Norway. The survey used in 2007 by NIFU among Norwegian PhD graduates was the starting point for developing the Polish survey questionnaire.