Apparently one in five graduates in the UK have settled down with a partner that they met at university.

A recent online poll conducted by university accommodation provider, Unite interviewed over 5,000 graduates and non-graduate adults and found that 10% of those who didn’t attend university felt that they had missed out on love.  Interestingly graduates were found to have an average of 15 close friends compared to those who didn’t attend having an average of 10.

The survey also found that graduates who completed the survey were more likely to have international friends from different countries or cultures and that one in three of them had travelled around the world to spend time with these friends.

The poll also found that 60% of graduates thought that the contacts they had made at university were just as important as a degree in terms of employment opportunities.  41% stated that a friend from university had directly set them up for a job interview or had introduced them to a potential employer.  24% actually said that they had found employment because of one of their university contacts.

It will be interesting to see how Myjotter helps everyone to develop friendships and meaningful contacts – I think that this is the ideal platform!