Student career aspirations, behaviour and academic success

The aim of this research was to explore student career aspirations, their behaviour and their academic success. More precisely, the aim was to find out whether these variables are interrelated and whether there are differences between students at the University of Split and the University of Mostar. The empirical research was conducted in January 2023 among students at the University of Split and in May 2023 among students of the University of Mostar. The research sample included 616 students from the University of Split, and 102 students from the University of Mostar. The data collected was analysed using several statistical procedures: descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and independent sample t-test. The research results confirmed the existence of a relationship between student career aspirations, their behaviour and their academic success, which means that students with greater career aspirations exhibit good student behaviour patterns and are consequently more successful (achieve better academic results in terms of grades) or vice versa. Additionally, research results suggested the existence of differences in student career aspirations, behaviour and academic success, between the students of the University of Split and the University of Mostar. More precisely, research results showed that students at the University of Mostar had higher career aspirations and better behaviour, while students at the University of Split had a higher level of success.