The university and the business environment - Partnership for education

Insertion of higher education graduates in the labor market is a key concern of economic and social environment actors (universities, representatives of business, professional associations or NGOs). From this perspective, universities are obliged to develop active partnerships with business in regard with social and professional needs, but also to the needs of students. Partnerships must bring benefits to both universities and employers. The paper presents forms of partnership developed by universities and businesses and analyzes the views expressed by the representatives of employers engaged in active partnerships with the most prestigious economic university in Romania, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.