60,000 more university vacancies than high-school graduates for class of 2000

There are 400,000 high-school graduates this year and 460,000 vacant university places,150,000 of which are free of charge at state-owned universities. A few years ago, an educational boom started when young people realized they had to have a high level of education in order to get well-paid jobs. Most students are studying management and marketing (29,000), pedagogics (21,000) and law (19,000). Analysts are warning the economic and financial sectors are already full and in the future it will be easier to find employment in information technology and communications. (Gazeta Wyborcza, July 1-2, page 1) M.M