THE STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AS A MAIN FOCTOR FOR HR SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY EVALUATION – NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

The main goal of the current publication is to presents the specific result from the analysis of the most important PESTEL factors, identified as crucial for the HR Sustainable Capacity evaluation. It examines the students enrolled in higher education. The methodological framework, through which the goal is achieved, consists of four steps: first - the number and the types of higher educational institutions accredited in Bulgaria is identified (there are four types of 54 institutions); second - the gender structure of the students is analyzed, which testifies to the fact that there is domination of the female part of them (the number of the women amounts to 130’803, which is 54.0% of the total of students, the male students amounting to 112’396 or 46%.); third - the number and structure of the students from different degrees is presented, as well as their geographical distribution of the higher degree students - there are four main cities with more than 10’ 000 bachelor students (Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo), where 2/3 of all bachelor and master degree students are educated. The conclusion is that the number of students (including graduating ones) studying at the different universities in Bulgaria are a very important part of the HR sustainable capacity evaluation on national and regional level.

Keywords

• human resources
• sustainable capacity
• tertiary (higher) education
• pestel analysis