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As more organizations adopt project management approaches and the demand for project managers grows, there is increasing interest in the competence of project managers and in standards for development and assessment of project management competence. This paper will compare the level of achieved core competencies of the project manager within project management approaches. The current situation requires readiness of university students to be able to apply their knowledge of project management in their professional career. This study presents results of research, focused on the level of knowledge obtained by studying of project management at University. The study compares the level of readiness of two groups of students (future graduates), one of private owned university VŠEMVS in Bratislava (Slovak Republic) and one of Faculty of Management and Economics, Thomas Bata University in Zlín (Czech Republic). Efforts to develop the project competencies will enable companies and project managers to meet the challenges of today's changing environment and prepare for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Main theme of the paper is comparison of the educational trends in project management at School of economics and management in public administration in Bratislava and one of Metropolitan College, Boston University. Current situation in business area urgently requires readiness of university students to be able to apply their knowledge of project management in their professional career. Actual hiring trends in all sectors of labor market needs project management educated employees. Trends in demand of employers shows growing interest in hiring of project managers. This comparative study presents results of both researches done at the universities, focused on level of knowledge obtained by studying of project management. Study compare bachelor students in the second and third year of the university education. In the work, we could see the level of readiness of two groups of students (future graduates), one of private owned university School of economics and management in public administration in Bratislava and one of Metropolitan College, Boston University. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]