Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
NAFSA Grooms Young Professionals
I’ve been a member of the Association for a long time and at the Houston conference two weeks ago , it was especially exciting to find that of the more than 8,000 attendees, over 2,000 were there for the first time! So while a… Continue Reading “NAFSA Grooms Young Professionals”
Wipro Launches New “India Gateway” Internship Program
This initiative is the kind of university-business venture which I discuss in my SAGE Handbook chapter on “Employer Perspectives on International Education” http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wipro-to-launch-india-gateway-internship-2012-05-17 This one-year UK-India collaborative training program will involve a three-month rigorous technology induction course followed by a six month on-the-job training… Continue Reading “Wipro Launches New “India Gateway” Internship Program”
A Purposeful Plan to Integrate Study Abroad & Career Development
CEA Global Education has developed a unique and integrated approach to assist students understand how to “.. examine critical strategies for personal and career success in a global marketplace while evaluating personal skills, interests and strengths. Students learn first-hand what it means to be globally… Continue Reading “A Purposeful Plan to Integrate Study Abroad & Career Development”
Impact of Vietnamese Students on U.S. Economy
See this Twitter link to a blog post from my colleague, Mark Ashwill, based in Hanoi: http://wp.me/pI5NK-1li . He writes: The total economic impact of the nearly 15,000 Vietnamese students in 2010/11 was $416 million using information (PDF download) from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. This is an… Continue Reading “Impact of Vietnamese Students on U.S. Economy”
New University Ranking System Tied to Production of Educated Workforce
The Universitas 21 Ranking http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ranking-reveals-worlds-top-countries-for-higher-education-2012-05-10 was announced today (11 May 2012) at an event at Lund University in Sweden. Universitas 21, a leading global network of research universities, has developed the ranking as a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals. It aims to highlight the… Continue Reading “New University Ranking System Tied to Production of Educated Workforce”
Invited by Department of State U.S. Expert’s Program to Deliver Workshops in Zimbabwe
I’m pleased to share news that I’ve received an invitation by the Department of State to deliver a series of workshops, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, to university administrators and faculty, high school guidance counselors and education NGOs to strengthen their abilities… Continue Reading “Invited by Department of State U.S. Expert’s Program to Deliver Workshops in Zimbabwe”
Creating Globally Minded STEM Professionals through International Internships/Work Abroad Programs
I participated in an important workshop in Washington this week http://www.iie.org/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Events/2012/STEM-Internships-Workshop (all presentations are online at this site). A coalition of education abroad professionals at IIE, NAFSA’s Work, Internship and Volunteer Abroad (WIVA) Subcommittee, and UC-San Diego conducted a 1 ½ day workshop targeted to… Continue Reading “Creating Globally Minded STEM Professionals through International Internships/Work Abroad Programs”
Study Abroad: Students “Dialogue” on Impact in the Job Search
Fair to say that this Boston Globe student-led blog site conveys a mixed bag of just a few student commenters….I found it unfortunate to see how many comments were so far removed from the focus of the article itself: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/blogs/thenextgreatgeneration/2012/02/go_abroad_get_hired_corporate.html?comments=all#readerComm For those looking to… Continue Reading “Study Abroad: Students “Dialogue” on Impact in the Job Search”
Chinese Universities Struggle to Increase Ties to Employers
Perhaps this essay in the Chronicle should be titled “Chinese Universities Strive to Democratize Relations to the Marketplace”: http://chronicle.com/article/Chinas-Universities-Struggle/131610. Much as has happened in India and others in the “BRIC” family of nations, Chinese educators are trying to figure out how to transform their institutions… Continue Reading “Chinese Universities Struggle to Increase Ties to Employers”
Graduate Business Schools & Employability of International Students
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304072004577323861675549408.html There seems to be good news and bad news: we know there is a rise in enrollment of international students – especially from from India and China – at all levels of of U.S. higher education. But what to do about the soft job… Continue Reading “Graduate Business Schools & Employability of International Students”
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