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Conference Paper: The impact of study abroad experiences on international students’ employability: a preliminary study on Chinese engineering students in US
Title | The impact of study abroad experiences on international students’ employability: a preliminary study on Chinese engineering students in US |
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Keywords | Study abroad global engineering competency employability |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Universitat Politècnica de València. |
Citation | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21), Virtual conference, Valencia, Spain, 22-23 June 2021, p. 1157-1165 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study aims to examine how study abroad experiences influence Chinese engineering students’ employability. Employability in this study is defined as capabilities, processes and performances before job search, during job search and after job search. This study aims to explore how study abroad experiences contribute to engineering students’ global competencies; how study abroad experiences influence engineering graduates’ job search process; what the long-term impact of study abroad experience on engineering graduates’ early careers are. This study adopts interpretative phenomenological approach via semi-structured interview. The preliminary findings include: firstly, study
abroad experience is a premise for Chinese engineering students for being screened during job search both in China and abroad; secondly, study abroad allows students to discover their real interests which decided their career directions; thirdly, students kept learning and self-reflecting which contribute to their capabilities building; fourthly, study abroad trained engineering students with soft skills. Moreover, recommendation from professors and alumni facilitate the job search. Lastly, personal value and family reason influence graduates’ career decisions in working in China or abroad. Conclusion was drawn that study abroad experiences have positive impact on engineering students’ employability building, job search process and their early careers. |
Description | Hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration and Management of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Session 5d. Mobility and intersectoral experience |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304368 |
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dc.contributor.author | Huang, Q | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-23T08:59:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-23T08:59:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21), Virtual conference, Valencia, Spain, 22-23 June 2021, p. 1157-1165 | - |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9788490489758 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304368 | - |
dc.description | Hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration and Management of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) | - |
dc.description | Session 5d. Mobility and intersectoral experience | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study aims to examine how study abroad experiences influence Chinese engineering students’ employability. Employability in this study is defined as capabilities, processes and performances before job search, during job search and after job search. This study aims to explore how study abroad experiences contribute to engineering students’ global competencies; how study abroad experiences influence engineering graduates’ job search process; what the long-term impact of study abroad experience on engineering graduates’ early careers are. This study adopts interpretative phenomenological approach via semi-structured interview. The preliminary findings include: firstly, study abroad experience is a premise for Chinese engineering students for being screened during job search both in China and abroad; secondly, study abroad allows students to discover their real interests which decided their career directions; thirdly, students kept learning and self-reflecting which contribute to their capabilities building; fourthly, study abroad trained engineering students with soft skills. Moreover, recommendation from professors and alumni facilitate the job search. Lastly, personal value and family reason influence graduates’ career decisions in working in China or abroad. Conclusion was drawn that study abroad experiences have positive impact on engineering students’ employability building, job search process and their early careers. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Universitat Politècnica de València. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Study abroad | - |
dc.subject | global engineering competency | - |
dc.subject | employability | - |
dc.title | The impact of study abroad experiences on international students’ employability: a preliminary study on Chinese engineering students in US | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4995/HEAd21.2021.12751 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 325245 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1157 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1165 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000884326700132 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Spain | - |