The challenge

How can study programs truly meet labor market demands?
Standardized surveys often deliver only superficial results.

Without active alumni engagement, institutions lack a clear understanding of graduates’ real needs and their expectations for academic programs.

Only through direct, structured dialogue with alumni, current students, and prospective applicants can meaningful and sustainable improvements be achieved.

The solution

Targeted feedback through alumni engagement and student interaction
Kaleidos University of Applied Sciences used BrainE4 to launch an open, interactive dialogue.
Alumni, current students, and prospective applicants were able to:

• Identify key areas for improvement

• Jointly prioritize proposals

• Shape study programs to be more practice-oriented

This created a continuous, digitally facilitated exchange that delivered actionable insights for program development.

The results

Kaleidos now aligns its programs directly with the needs of the labor market.
Thanks to structured dialogue, the university gained a solid decision-making foundation – based on the real experiences and expectations of alumni and students.

The result: practice-oriented, flexible study programs that prepare students for real-world success.