Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
What Being Global Really Means-A Leadership Perspective
Interesting statement from Ángel Cabrera,president of Thunderbird School of Global Management, and president-elect of George Mason University. I heard him speak in a small seminar room st SAIS shortly after his appointment to Thunderbird and was very impressed with his perspective. … Truly global leaders… Continue Reading “What Being Global Really Means-A Leadership Perspective”
Creating a Global Professional- A Guest Blog
The lessons learned from volunteering for organizations within the vicinity of one’s home can be an enriching experience for teens, but volunteering abroad can expand a student’s understanding of the world in ways that are more difficult to achieve through learning materials alone. Getting… Continue Reading “Creating a Global Professional- A Guest Blog”
IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ON STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT
See the agenda and presentations at the conference of the International Management Institute at American University. I was a presenter: http://www.american.edu/sis/imi/conference/Tillman.cfm Presenter(s): Senem Bakar, Associate Director of Exchange Visitors & Student Services, American University, David Fletcher, Career Advisor, Career Center, American University; Martin Tillman, President,… Continue Reading “IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ON STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT”
Moral Challenge to International Educators
See the new report by the International Association of Universities, Affirming Academic Values in Internationalization of Higher Education: A Call for Action http://www.iau-aiu.net/sites/all/files/Affirming_Academic_Values_in_Internationalization_of_Higher_Education.pdf I am concerned about the “asymmetry” of access to international experience which the IAU report gently labels an “adverse consequence” of globalization.… Continue Reading “Moral Challenge to International Educators”
Risks of Globalization for International Education Community-Spying by Foreign Government Agents
This story has just been sent around by a NAFSA colleague: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-08/american-universities-infected-by-foreign-spies-detected-by-fbi.html. I recall the days when the National Student Association was, in fact, tied to the CIA, and yet this is a serious matter in the current geo-political atmosphere. As a junior at… Continue Reading “Risks of Globalization for International Education Community-Spying by Foreign Government Agents”
On Valuing Study Abroad: A Global Mandate for Higher Education
This is a succinct and well written IIE briefing paper – http://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Publications-and-Reports/IIE-Bookstore/~/media/Files/Corporate/Publications/Valuing%20Study%20Abroad.ashx – from a conference where the British Academy and the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) released a joint position statement, Valuing the Year Abroad, that advocated support for funding a third year abroad for British undergraduate… Continue Reading “On Valuing Study Abroad: A Global Mandate for Higher Education”
The “Relevance” of the Liberal Arts & the 21st Century Workforce
This is a topic which has been around for a long time; it has surfaced as a hot issue in terms of the impact of the recession on state economic development. And this in turn has led to a discussion about the linkage between… Continue Reading “The “Relevance” of the Liberal Arts & the 21st Century Workforce”
Career Services at Chinese Universities-A Growth Occupation
I’ve been meaning to comment on this Chronicle article: http://chronicle.com/article/In-China-as-Job-Possibilities/131127/. I thought it was difficult enough to work with 500 students at Hopkins-SAIS career services; now we see an awakening of a new career path for Chinese higher ed professionals in the career counseling field!… Continue Reading “Career Services at Chinese Universities-A Growth Occupation”
International Students Key to Michigan’s Economic Growth
The Global Talent Retention Initiative [GTRI] http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/03/21/colleges-international-students-key-to-michigans-economic-growth/#.T3NFXtZ_zVk.email of Southeast Michigan is a wonderful model pointing to the convergence of interests among educators, academic institutions, and industry –all working together towards the economic revitalization of the state. And it illustrates the critical contribution of international students whose… Continue Reading “International Students Key to Michigan’s Economic Growth”
Global Mobility,Work & Family
I was struck by this NY Times op-ed and its focus on a topic not usually reported on in mainstream media –the difficulty of adjusting to life in our globalized economic marketplace: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/opinion/many-still-live-with-homesickness.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 “ACCORDING to a recent Gallup World Poll, 1.1 billion people, or… Continue Reading “Global Mobility,Work & Family”
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