Graduate Employment as a Measure of Higher Education Performance: The Case of Romania
By: Daria Elisa VUC and Viorela Denisa STROE
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0198 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Published on: Jul 15, 2026
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