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Analysis Of Students’ Expectations Regarding Internships

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  • Mihaela PACE?ILA

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Ruxandra-Irina POPESCU

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

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In recent years, Romanian higher education institutions have focused on providing students the opportunity to do internships in the field studied, while obtaining the necessary credits for graduation. This paper analyses the expectations of students enrolled in the bachelor program of Human Resources within Bucharest University of Economic Studies before doing a curricular internship. The study is based on a group of 93 second year undergraduate students and refers to the academic year 2021-2022. The findings highlights the skills to be acquired by students during the internship as well as their expectations regarding the internship and leads to the conclusion that they are aware of how important is this experience in their training.

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  • Mihaela PACE?ILA & Ruxandra-Irina POPESCU, 2022. "Analysis Of Students’ Expectations Regarding Internships," Management Research and Practice, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 14(1), pages 41-54, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:mrpase:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:41-54
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