FACTORS DETERMINING TERMINATION OF STUDIES IN KAUNO KOLEGIJA / UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGIES AND LANDSCAPING (LITHUANIA) AND THE COLLEGE OF DUNAÚJVÃROS (HUNGARY)

Abstract

Various aspects of students’ study termination are analysed in all institutions of higher education. This article presents the analysis of the termination of studies of the students of the Faculty of Technologies and Landscaping, Kauno kolegija/University of Applied Sciences (Lithuania), and the College of Dunaújváros (Hungary)’. Comparison of respondents’ gender, age, marital status, mode of studies and their impact on the study termination is performed. The results of the questionnaire survey of the students’ who terminated their studies are discussed; including the reasons for termination of studies, study obstacles, work experience and it’s influence on studies and future plans.