Major inflow of undergraduate students and managers at education fairs

Nearly 6,000 Romanians looked for an MBA programme, a graduate or undergraduate degree at universities abroad at the two educational fairs organised in Bucharest at the end of last week, which is a higher number than in the previous years. The crisis prompted managers to be more cautious and secure their jobs via as many diplomas as possible, with ever more Romanian university students wanting to go to the UK or to Denmark so they can get a well-paid job during faculty.

Although the period of economic decline does not influence local managers’ decision to take an MBA programme, one can, however, notice a rise in Romanians’ interest for business educational programmes this year. 300 executives – mainly middle managers – attended the international MBA fair QS World MBA Tour last Thursday, organised by QS, almost double as many as last year.
“Candidate quality has improved, we no longer have teenagers or young people coming, but managers with the necessary expertise to sign up for an MBA. Whereas four or five years ago most Romanian executives wanted to go to the UK or to the US to study, now they want to be closer to home, and study in Romania or in the region, because they want to keep their jobs,” says Zoya Zaitseva, regional marketing director of QS.