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Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
On the Importance of Linking Internships With Employability
Career Integration: Reviewing the Impact of Experience Abroad on Employment (No.2), by the University of Minnesota Learning Abroad Center & CAPA. See this volume – and No. 1 (2014) – at Publications || || Learning Abroad Center. The two volumes are outcomes of conferences held in 2014 and… Continue Reading “On the Importance of Linking Internships With Employability”
My Point of View on Study Abroad and Its Impact on student Career Development & Employability …
I hope you enjoy watching these presentations which deliver my point of view – well known if you follow me here or @tillman_marty – on a topic which continues to resonate on campuses and with private organizations in the international education field. This year,… Continue Reading “My Point of View on Study Abroad and Its Impact on student Career Development & Employability …”
Latest U.S. Survey on Impacts of Studying Abroad & Linkage to Student Employability
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At the recent IIE (Institute for International Education) Generation Study Abroad “Summit” held in Washington, D.C., a research survey report was released: “Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of Study abroad on 21st century Skills and Career Prospects…
Preparing Students for Employability in an Unstable Ever-Changing Global Economy
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The unenviable job facing faculty, career service professionals and international educators sending students abroad, is embedded in the title of this post. We know the world of work is always changing – and within any given four-year period,…
Preparing Students for Employability in an Unstable Ever-Changing Global Economy
The unenviable job facing faculty, career service professionals and international educators sending students abroad, is embedded in the title of this post. We know the world of work is always changing – and within any given four-year period, how is it possible for campuses… Continue Reading “Preparing Students for Employability in an Unstable Ever-Changing Global Economy”
Latest U.S. Survey on Impacts of Studying Abroad & Linkage to Student Employability
At the recent IIE (Institute for International Education) Generation Study Abroad “Summit” held in Washington, D.C., a research survey report was released: “Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of Study abroad on 21st century Skills and Career Prospects in the United States, 2013-2016.” https://www.iie.org/Why-IIE/Announcements/2017-10-02-Gaining-an-Employment-Edge The… Continue Reading “Latest U.S. Survey on Impacts of Studying Abroad & Linkage to Student Employability”
Complacency, Civic Engagement & Experiential Education…
What do these pedagogies and words have in common? The answer is DACA. And a play I saw last night here in DC called “The Arsonists,” written in 1958 by a Swiss writer, Max Frisch and re-named in a translated British production in 2007.… Continue Reading “Complacency, Civic Engagement & Experiential Education…”
FOUNDATIONAL READINGS FOR EDUCATION ABROAD SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONERS
Anthony C. Ogden, PhD, Executive Director of Education Abroad and Exchanges at Michigan State University, has crafted an important resource for all professionals in the education abroad field. I think it’s also quite relevant for anyone working in any aspect of international education –… Continue Reading “FOUNDATIONAL READINGS FOR EDUCATION ABROAD SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONERS”
My Work Cited in Study of Impact of International Experience on Employability of Chinese Students
I’m very pleased to find my work cited in a new research report issued by the Centre for Global Higher Education in London. An excerpt is at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-work-cited-study-impact-international-experience-career-tillman International and transnational learning in higher education: a study of students’ career development in China by Ka… Continue Reading “My Work Cited in Study of Impact of International Experience on Employability of Chinese Students”
Why Shouldn’t Campuses Help Every College Student Obtain a Passport to Graduate?
Have your attention? I’ve been thinking a lot about this for months, and now that graduation time is upon us (in the U.S.), I thought I’d again throw out this question (which I did raise on my Twitter feed awhile ago)… A recent op-ed… Continue Reading “Why Shouldn’t Campuses Help Every College Student Obtain a Passport to Graduate?”
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