Belgian geographers at work

This paper presents the results of the survey conducted under the auspices of the Belgian National Committee of Geography. The survey focused on the present employment and complementary studies of Belgian geography alumni of all Belgian universities that graduated before 2003. With respect to employment and to a large extent with respect to complementary studies and degrees, it is shown that the trend of obtaining a teacher’s certificate is declining as well as of being employed in secondary and higher education. By contrast, spatial and regional planning, research and consulting, GIS, and eco... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Thomas, Isabelle
Verhetsel, Ann
Witlox, Frank
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Verlag/Hrsg.: National Committee of Geography of Belgium
Schlagwörter: géographes belges / emploi des géographes / études complémentaires / Belgian geographers / employment of geographers / complementary studies
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26534427
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Link(s) : http://belgeo.revues.org/12329

This paper presents the results of the survey conducted under the auspices of the Belgian National Committee of Geography. The survey focused on the present employment and complementary studies of Belgian geography alumni of all Belgian universities that graduated before 2003. With respect to employment and to a large extent with respect to complementary studies and degrees, it is shown that the trend of obtaining a teacher’s certificate is declining as well as of being employed in secondary and higher education. By contrast, spatial and regional planning, research and consulting, GIS, and ecology and environmental management have gained considerable interest as potential fields of employment outside education. The proportion of geography graduates being unemployed remains very low. This should keep the field quite attractive in the coming years. ; L’article présente les résultats d’une enquête centrée sur la situation actuelle, en matière d’emploi et d’études complémentaires, des géographes diplômés des universités belges avant 2003. Cette étude, menée sous les auspices du Comité National Belge de Géographie, montre un recul de la filière agrégation ainsi que de l’emploi dans l’enseignement secondaire ou supérieur. En revanche, les domaines de l’aménagement spatial et régional, la recherche et consultance, les SIG, la gestion écologique et environnementale sont de plus en plus prisés en tant que source potentielle d’emploi hors enseignement. La proportion de géographes sans emploi demeure extrêmement faible, ce qui devrait garantir l’attrait de cette formaion dans les années à venir.