In modern society labour market processes are changing and universities are constantly working on their adaptation to those changes. Knowledge society demands qualified higher education graduates with skills that match the labour market needs. In this situation there is beyond doubt a need for empirical information to assist in the decision making of education institutions and policy makers. The modernization of statistical production processes, both the information technologies and the use of administrative registers, will allow the development of a new efficient and cost-effective source of data to tackle this lack of information: a transition from university to work survey.