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Choosing the Right Course | The Higher Education Podcast | Ep 3

20 min · 8. maj 2026
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We discuss how the world of work is changing, the rise of AI and emerging industries, the importance of understanding one’sstrengths and interests, and how students can make informed choices for the future. I also encourage students and parents to explore some excellent free international resources on careers, future skills,personality assessments, labour-market trends and online courses before making decisions about higher education pathways. Useful resources mentioned and recommended: Future skills & careers • OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030/2040 https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/ [https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/] • McKinsey — Future of Work Research https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/future-of-work [https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/future-of-work] • Choosing Your Major in the AI Era https://deepfa.ir/en/blog/choosing-major-ai-era-future-fields [https://deepfa.ir/en/blog/choosing-major-ai-era-future-fields] Career & personality assessments • My Next Move Interest Profiler https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip [https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip] • UCAS Career Compass https://www.ucas.com/explore/career-compass [https://www.ucas.com/explore/career-compass] • Truity Career Personality Profiler https://www.truity.com/test/career-personality-profiler-test [https://www.truity.com/test/career-personality-profiler-test] • 16Personalities https://www.16personalities.com/ [https://www.16personalities.com/] Career exploration videos • CareerOneStop Videos https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/ [https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/] • icould Career Storieshttps://icould.com [https://icould.com/] • Prospects UKhttps://www.prospects.ac.uk/ [https://www.prospects.ac.uk/] • Indeed Career Guidehttps://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-choose-university-course [https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-choose-university-course] Free online courses to explore disciplines • Coursera — https://www.coursera.org/ [https://www.coursera.org/] • edX — https://www.edx.org/ [https://www.edx.org/] • MIT OpenCourseWare — https://ocw.mit.edu/ [https://ocw.mit.edu/] • FutureLearn — https://www.futurelearn.com/ [https://www.futurelearn.com/] • Khan Academy — https://www.khanacademy.org/ [https://www.khanacademy.org/]

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Choosing the Right Course | The Higher Education Podcast | Ep 3

We discuss how the world of work is changing, the rise of AI and emerging industries, the importance of understanding one’sstrengths and interests, and how students can make informed choices for the future. I also encourage students and parents to explore some excellent free international resources on careers, future skills,personality assessments, labour-market trends and online courses before making decisions about higher education pathways. Useful resources mentioned and recommended: Future skills & careers • OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030/2040 https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/ [https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/] • McKinsey — Future of Work Research https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/future-of-work [https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/future-of-work] • Choosing Your Major in the AI Era https://deepfa.ir/en/blog/choosing-major-ai-era-future-fields [https://deepfa.ir/en/blog/choosing-major-ai-era-future-fields] Career & personality assessments • My Next Move Interest Profiler https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip [https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip] • UCAS Career Compass https://www.ucas.com/explore/career-compass [https://www.ucas.com/explore/career-compass] • Truity Career Personality Profiler https://www.truity.com/test/career-personality-profiler-test [https://www.truity.com/test/career-personality-profiler-test] • 16Personalities https://www.16personalities.com/ [https://www.16personalities.com/] Career exploration videos • CareerOneStop Videos https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/ [https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/] • icould Career Storieshttps://icould.com [https://icould.com/] • Prospects UKhttps://www.prospects.ac.uk/ [https://www.prospects.ac.uk/] • Indeed Career Guidehttps://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-choose-university-course [https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-choose-university-course] Free online courses to explore disciplines • Coursera — https://www.coursera.org/ [https://www.coursera.org/] • edX — https://www.edx.org/ [https://www.edx.org/] • MIT OpenCourseWare — https://ocw.mit.edu/ [https://ocw.mit.edu/] • FutureLearn — https://www.futurelearn.com/ [https://www.futurelearn.com/] • Khan Academy — https://www.khanacademy.org/ [https://www.khanacademy.org/]

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