This paper reports a study with 586 alumni from undergraduate courses through the use of an online questionnaire, which focused on obtaining information about: (a) the employment situation; (b) the degree of satisfaction with the area of job placement and their payment; (c) opinions on the appropriateness of the curriculum to personal expectations and demands of the labor market; (d) the need to enhance the training received at the undergraduate level. The results identified a high proportion of graduates in the job market, working in the same area of training and with individual monthly income ranging from 1.5 to three minimum wages. In addition, they provided information on the major recognition for quality by graduates concerning: (i) the training received; (ii) the academic course management; (iii) the adaptation of curricula for professional practice; (iv) the compulsory traineeship; (v) classrooms and living spaces.
Higher education; educational assessment; study on alumni; institutional self-assessment
