Tracer Study

About Tracer Study

Tracer Study is a research method used to track the career paths of university alumni after graduation. This activity collects data about alumni’s current status in the workforce, including the jobs they hold, businesses they have established, or further studies they are pursuing. Through Tracer Studies, universities can obtain valuable feedback from alumni regarding various aspects of education, such as facilities, teaching methods, learning processes, and services provided. This information is essential for improving and developing the higher education system to make it more relevant and beneficial for both students and alumni.

The UNIBI Alumni Affairs Staff invites all alumni to complete the Tracer Study questionnaire for UNIBI graduates, which will be facilitated by the Alumni Coordinator of each study program. The participation of alumni in completing the questionnaire is highly valuable in contributing to the development and advancement of UNIBI in the future.

Purpose Of The Tracer Study

Accreditation
Tracer Studies assist universities in the accreditation process, both at the national and international levels.

Quality Assurance
Tracer Studies help identify areas of the curriculum that need improvement, thereby enhancing the relevance of education.

Empirical Evidence
Tracer Studies provide empirical evidence regarding the relevance between alumni’s occupations and higher education.

Feedback
Tracer Studies gather feedback as an evaluation tool to assess the alignment between education and employment.

Graduate Information
Tracer Studies provide brief profiles of university graduates and their relevance to the education they received.

Alumni Transition
Tracer Studies help understand how alumni transition from campus life to professional careers.

Benefit Tracer Study

1. Alumni Database
Supports the development and maintenance of an effective alumni network

2. Corporate Collaboration
Opens the door to strategic collaborations with companies

3. Curriculum Improvement
Signifies that synchronization remains relevant to job market needs

The focus of the tracer study is to capture graduates' employment status, so the minimum parameters tracked are waiting period, field of employment, and first salary.

The TS results are expected to serve as a basis for Study Programs to conduct needs assessment surveys with external stakeholders to specifically assess external stakeholders' perceptions of the competencies of graduates working at their institutions and their expectations regarding the competencies graduates must possess to work professionally.