"Of all the countries we studied, it is in Poland that studying and entering a university is the easiest," Paul Hofheinz, head of the Lisbon Council, told the newspaper.
However, despite the ease and accessibility of education, Polish universities occupy one of the last places in popularity among foreign students in Europe. Only higher education institutions in Hungary are less popular in Europe.
According to researchers, this is explained by the fact that graduates of Polish universities are not in active demand among employers. "A well-known drawback of Polish education is the mismatch of its programs with the labor market," believes Professor Jerzy Woźnicki, chairman of the Council of Rectors of Polish universities.
That is why every year more and more young Poles leave Poland, preferring to study abroad. Thus, Poland ranks sixth in terms of the number of its students at British universities. According to the UK's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), in the 2006-2007 academic year, there were 6,770 Poles at British universities, and a year earlier – 4,325. About 14,000 young people from Poland also study in Germany.
According to the study, RIA Novosti reports, the best education systems are used by higher education institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom and Denmark. And the least effective were noted in Germany, Austria and Spain.