Syftet med studien är att identifiera studenters uppfattningar och värderingar i valet av framtida arbetsgivare, för att skapa bättre förutsättningar att som arbetsgivare attrahera studenter. En kvantitativ studie med deduktiv ansats. För insamling av empiri utfördes en enkätundersökning på studenter inom specifika inriktningar. Studien visar att studenter har skilda uppfattningar om Region Kalmar län som arbetsgivare, beroende på vilken studieinriktningar de har. De studenter som har mer kontakt med arbetsgivare i form av exempelvis praktik, visar en större benägenhet att söka sig till dem efter studietiden. Således kan frekvent kontakt med studenter bidra till att man blir ett mer självklart alternativ på arbetsmark- naden. Studien visar även att värderingar kan skilja sig mellan olika studieinriktningar men att det främst har att göra med ålder och vart man befinner sig i livet. Yngre medarbetare har höga ambitioner men realistiska förväntningar i början av karriären vilket skapar möjligheter för arbetsgivare att överträffa deras förväntningar och därmed uppfattas som attraktiva. / The purpose of the study is to identify students perceptions and values in their selection of future employers, to create better conditions for attracting students as an employer. A quantitative study with deductive approach. For the collection of empirical data, a survey was conducted on students in specific fields. The study shows that students have different opinions about Region Kalmar County as an employer, depending on their field of study. The students who have more contact with employers in the form of internships, show a greater tendency to apply to them after the study period. Therefore, frequent contact with students can contribute to a more obvious alternative in the labor market. The study also shows that values can differ between different fields of study, but mainly it depends on age and where you are in life. Younger employees have high ambitions but realistic expectations at the beginning of their careers. This creates more opportunities and leads to employers having their expectations exceed, thus is perceived attractive.

Up until today, nearly all Swedish regions have decided to set up an EU office in Brussels. However, earlier research on the subject shows that there are big differences concerning what the regions are trying to achieve with their EU office. The aim for this study was therefore to analyse Swedish subnational actors’ EU work within three different arenas and dimensions: at the Brussel arena (upload), at home ground (download) and lastly, the coordination between these two arenas (crossload). To achieve this, an extensively material on the subject was gathered by interviewing key persons from both Brussels and the subnational actors’ home organizations. In order to analyse the material, the theoretical framework multi-level governance was put into practice. The theoretical framework offered a definition on how the regions interact within the EU, and it also provided the framework for the analyses.  The study was able to unpack three Swedish subnational actors’ EU approaches and their different forms of organization regarding their work with EU. In addition, the study could for each explored arena set up a collection of criteria’s that Swedish subnational actors must achieve in order to succeed with their strategic work with EU. Those criteria’s, with numerous important subheadings, were categorised as effectiveness, legitimacy, and strategical selection.