This chapter discusses the situation of higher education with regard to the provision of general and academic skills, and argues that recent developments should be seen as motivation to continuously revisit questions on the transition from higher education to work. After a rapid expansion, the shape of the tertiary sector changed. It differentiated into branches that specialize in specific types of skills. Beyond that, even traditional institutions are often moving towards a more vocationally oriented curriculum. This takes place both through a shift towards more vocational study programs, but also through the implementation of labour-market-relevant content into the curriculum of classical arts and sciences. Yet, not much is known about how specific changes affect entry into the labour market and their consequences for the overall levels of inequality and intergenerational mobility. © Ellu Saar and Péter Róbert 2025.
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