This is Where Top Talent Goes
Øresund IT has conducted a survey among IT-students in the Øresund Region. The survey is the first ever to be conducted on a regional level and has been answered by more then 1.500 IT students.
Although many valuable surveys have been conducted on student preferences, there is little knowledge about preferences at a regional level. Therefore, this survey is unique in taking an Øresund perspective.
Education in the Øresund Region
The survey shows that IT-students are very open to the new opportunities that the Øresund Region can offer. 61% of the students would be interested in attending a course or an education programme on the other side of the Sound. The percentage was only slightly higher in the Swedish part of the region than in the Danish.
However the survey also reveals that only 3% have attended a course or an education programme on the other side of the Sound. So clearly there is a great deal of potential which has not yet been taken advantage of.
Working in the Øresund Region
The integration of the job market also looks very positive according to the survey. No less then 77% of the students would consider applying for a job on the other side of Øresund. Here the percentage of positive answers is higher on the Swedish side with 88% than on the Danish with 69%. Nevertheless the positive attitude is still amazing.
The responses from the Danish students are especially interesting, and a little surprising, compared to the commuting statistics which show that 3600 Swedes travel to Denmark everyday to go to work whereas only 1400 Danes travel to Sweden.
If the statements expressed in the survey correspond to the actual pattern we can expect to see in the coming years, then it could all change in the very near future.
Entrepreneurs
For the IT-cluster in the Øresund Region to be successful it is important that there is a high level of innovation and therefore entrepreneurs are needed. This is why we were very happy to learn that 48% of the IT-students are interested in starting their own business. This is with out a doubt a trend that should be supported in every possible way.
Most Interesting Workplaces
One thing which is interesting for companies in the Region is whether students would like to work for them. The survey listed almost 100 companies, to find out which of these the IT-students knew and wished to work for.
This showed that some companies are very known and popular workplaces in the part of the region where they are placed, but almost unknown on the other side of the Sound. This was the case for both Danish and Swedish companies.
Below you find the companies which are on the top 20 (in random order) for places IT-students would like to work in the Øresund Region.