Examination of the Current Higher Educational System at the Industry 4.0 Among Students

Abstract

Background. The Industry 4.0 is no longer fiction, it is reality nowadays. Although in recent years several measures, government activities, projects and increased R&D resources have motivated and assisted companies in their innovation activities. This resource will be not enough to the transition because the main resources, the qualified employees, are lacking from the system. The education shows a strong fallback compared to Industry 4.0. Research aims. The primary research examines the education system from Industry 4.0 point of view. What do students expect from educational institutions during the 4th Industrial Revolution? Methodology. A primary research was carried out among students in Hungary in 2018, which focused on education system from Industry 4.0. The research applied the focus group depth interview method. Key findings. Most of students think they do not have a chance on the job market nowadays because they just have general knowledge of study but not specific issues relating to the new industrial revolution. There are more opportunities for engineering students. The research identifies some factors of problems of current education system by students. There were: resistance to change, government policies, luck of collaboration of stakeholders, financial resources.