Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to illustrate what the most important problems of university students are. The research was conducted on a total of 1512 first and last year students at 13 public universities. The data was collected through the open-ended questions asked to the students. The results show that the most significant problems of the students are those concerning their economic problems and basic needs. These problems are followed by "the problems about the educational programs", "the problems about the faculty", "adaptation problems", "the lack of social, cultural, artistic and sportive activities", "anxiety about the future", "personal and family problems", "dissatisfaction", "insufficient physical conditions", "antidemocratic environment", "purposelessness", "not being intellectual", "administrative problems", "(not) being interested in politics" "spiritual idleness" and "lack of self-confidence".

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