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Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
Updated Selected References: Impact of International Education on Employability
This is an update of an earlier post on this topic. In addition to these titles, I’d call attention to the work of Elspeth Jones of the UK at: http://www.idp.com/about-idp-education/research-database/quick-search.aspx Akanmu, O. (2011, January 19). Graduate employment and employability challenges in Nigeria. Retrieved from http://olusfile.blogspot.com/2011/01/putting-nigerian-graduate-to-work.html.… Continue Reading “Updated Selected References: Impact of International Education on Employability”
Featured Consultant: Elspeth Jones, UK International Educator
I’d like to call attention to the body of research and writing of Prof. Elspeth Jones. Until July 2011, she was Professor of the Internationalization of Higher Education and International Dean at Leeds Metropolitan University. She has focused on a great many themes of… Continue Reading “Featured Consultant: Elspeth Jones, UK International Educator”
Translating Study Abroad for the Job Search
This week’s webinar for NAFSA attracted nearly 1,000 study abroad and career service professionals from both campuses and “provider” organizations in the U.S, Canada and Australia. My colleagues, Vera Chapman from Colgate, and Curtiss Stevens, The University of Texas-Austin, provided listeners with concrete program… Continue Reading “Translating Study Abroad for the Job Search”
New NAFSA Publication on Education Abroad Best Practices
The title of this new volume is: Internships, Service Learning, Volunteering Abroad: Successful Models and Best Practices, edited by William Nolting, Debbie Donohue, Cheryl Matherly and myself. It will be available as an e-book shortly. From the Introduction: “We wrote this book as a… Continue Reading “New NAFSA Publication on Education Abroad Best Practices”
Employability, Education Abroad & False Choices
According to data collected from the International Institute of Education (IIE), only 274,000 students out of more than 20 million enrolled in post-secondary education studied abroad in 2010-11. Read that statistic again. I decided to take a step back to consider whom we are… Continue Reading “Employability, Education Abroad & False Choices”
Students Do Not Connect Study Abroad Experience to Employability & Employers Expect Higher Education Institutions to Help Make the Connection
Two recent surveys help explain the quandry employers have found themselves in for several years when it comes to the mismatch between their need for talent and the recent graduates they interview, who may have international experience on their resumes, but who cannot make… Continue Reading “Students Do Not Connect Study Abroad Experience to Employability & Employers Expect Higher Education Institutions to Help Make the Connection”
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest… Continue Reading “2012 in review”
European Universities Stepping Up to Assist Students Enter the Global Marketplace
This blog post by the European Association of International Education, www.eaie.org/blog/employability-are-you-doing-enough-for-your-students , discusses varied ways in which European institutions are providing opportunities for their students to gain international experience in light of the “tighter collaboration between industry and academia.” Exactly the focus of my SAGE book… Continue Reading “European Universities Stepping Up to Assist Students Enter the Global Marketplace”
An International Educator in Vietnam
Originally posted on An International Educator in Vietnam:
“Hoa” at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. I recently received an email from a Vietnamese student (I’ll call her “Hoa”) who just earned her bachelor’s degree in the US. Hers is the story of many…
Study Abroad Dims Job Prospects for Japanese Students
I’d been meaning to comment on this NYT article which appeared May 30: http://www.n2011, ytimes.com/2012/05/30/business/global/as-global-rivals-gain-ground-corporate-japan-clings-to-cautious-ways.html?pagewanted=all My only experience in Japan was as a member of the second Fulbright international education administrator program in 1987. I was aware that numbers of Japanese students studying in the… Continue Reading “Study Abroad Dims Job Prospects for Japanese Students”
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