THE ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE YOUNG GENERATION OF VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES - A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

The reality of modern labour market challenges the university graduates. Competence, expertise, experience, activity and flexibility are very relevant. It is hard to imagine sustainable development without economies and societies based on knowledge, especially economic knowledge. The paper is based on the results of the research that was conducted in 2015 and 2016 amongst university students of Visegrad Group countries within the project entitled 'The economic awareness of the young generation of Visegrad countries'. The empirical research was conducted at 4 universities in V4 countries, namely in Poland (Katowice), in the Czech Republic (Olomouc and Ostrava), Slovakia (Nitra) and Hungary (Godollo). The theoretical part is based on the concept of economic awareness, in which economic knowledge is one of the elements. Several questions from a comprehensive questionnaire, which concerns every element of economic awareness, will be empirically analysed. There are questions about economic knowledge and phenomena in the global economy. The following questions will be answered: What is the knowledge about economic concepts amongst the young generation of V4 countries? What do students know about phenomenon of global economy? as well as Which structural factors influence the diversity of this knowledge (nationality, course of study)? These questions shall be provided with answers.