FORMAL EDUCATION AND THE READINESS FOR WORK IN UX: THE RESULTS FROM A MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH STUDY.

In this short article, we focus on the topic of formal education among professionals in the UX field. The article provides some interesting insights - for example, that female UX professionals usually have higher formal education than men. The higher formal education is connected to the position of UX researcher, rather than UX designer. The higher the level of formal education our respondents have, the more prepared they feel for work in the UX industry. Based on the data, we make five recommendations for universities in the following areas: non-traditional forms of teaching, lifelong learning offerings, interdisciplinary collaboration, individual approach and mentoring and readiness of UX professionals to teach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]