In order to maintain Zamorano’s excellence, the office of Institutional Effectiveness has a system of evaluation and monitoring of the institution’s academic programs. It identifies the needs of the environment and the competences and knowledge that are required by future professionals to become successful leaders.
Every year the Office of Institutional Effectiveness carries out different opinion surveys and interviews with our graduates, as well as with employers and possible employers in order to constantly streamline the educational system that has distinguished Zamorano for almost 70 years.
The Office obtains statistical information about the performance quality of Zamoranos in the labor market in the areas where most of our graduates work, as well as in their post-graduate studies, among other areas.
The institutional effectiveness study carried out in 2010 demonstrated once again that Zamoranos are academically prepared to face the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Where are our graduates?
From 1998 to 2009 Zamorano graduated young people coming from 23 countries, who are now spread over 27 countries and 4 continents. This demonstrates their capacity to adapt to new socio-cultural environments. The Institutional Effectiveness surveys show that:
- 30% of Zamorano graduates reside in a country different from their country of origin.
- 61% of Zamorano graduates are full time employees, and that
- 17% work in their own businesses or family businesses.
- 93% of them find employment in less than 6 months.
- During the first 10 years after graduating from Zamorano, our graduates tend to receive salary raises of more than US$3,000 per year.
- 74% of Zamorano graduates work in areas directly related with their area of specialization at Zamorano.
- 15% work in areas different from their area of specialization by preference and they receive salaries that are on average 30% greater than those of graduates who work their area of specialization.
- Zamorano graduates have undertaken post-graduate studies in 25 countries and approximately 106 different universities.
- 45% of the graduates are employed in high level management positions. And 49% hold positions as department managers.
- 96% of Zamorano graduates are very satisfied with the education they received at Zamorano.
