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A Survey of Core Competencies among University Students: A Case Study of Sharif, Tehran, and Mazandaran Universities

functions, the most important of which are the production and transmission of knowledge. However, due to the transformations in social and economic systems in general, and in the production, transmission, and application of knowledge in particular, making some modifications in the peopleʹs attitudes toward a university and its educational necessities has become inevitable. In addition, the people who are now in higher education are required to have certain characteristics. The present paper examines the consequences of new social and economic systems for higher education. It seeks to introduce a comprehensive list of characteristics which are necessary for all students in higher education, regardless of their specialities. These traits are called core competencies. From a methodological point of view, the present study is a survey which has employed the questionnaire. The studentsʹ scores on each competency have been separately calculated by sex, age, diploma, course, GPA, socio-economic status, and employment during their studies. Therefore, the most important variables which make significant differences in the studentsʹ core competencies have been identified as well. The researach findings also reveal the rate of competencies among the students at these three universities.