By Brendan O'Malley - 19 February 2016 Mobile students are more likely to obtain a first or 2:1, more likely to have a job six months after graduation – with the difference highest among black and Asian students – and more likely to be engaged in further study. They also earn more, according ...
Nov 17, 2015 by Sara Custer Universities are ranked not on their academics or research output but by the employability of the degrees they award their graduates, in the fifth Global Employability University Rankings released for the first time by Times Higher Education. The table of 500 universities is based on a ...
Oct 12 2015 by Tim Dodd & Edmund Tadros Australia's little known regional universities beat the top institutions in major cities for producing graduates who find jobs, according to new data from the federal government that, for the first time, compares the job outcomes for all universities in the key discipline areas. In ...
29 Sep 2015 Short on time? Here are the highlights: A new study finds that students are looking beyond current university rankings for additional indicators to guide their school selection Employability and employment outcomes were the dominant considerations among the study respondents University rankings are a basis for shortlisting institutions for consideration, checking institutional ...
Jul 28, 2015 by Beckie Smith Four in five international students who study in Australia return home immediately after graduating, a survey by student recruitment and conversion specialists Hobsons has revealed. The company has argued that the findings show international students do not pose a threat to domestic graduates’ employment opportunities. Just ...
July 17, 2015 Australia’s elite universities have reacted angrily to a government-commissioned report that appears to suggest that their graduates earn less on average that those from less renowned institutions. The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) survey, published on July 15, found that those with a master’s or ...
8 Jul 2015 International students are in many ways “model immigrants” for their host countries. They are young and educated; they speak the language and have had an extended experience of living and studying in the country. And of course they have a credential – a certificate, diploma, or degree – ...
Jul 6, 2015 by Sara Custer Love them or hate them, rankings are here to stay and a recent prospective student survey by QS, producers of the World University Rankings, has shown that students correlate ranking with employability. “The name is really the most important, because then you have it on your ...
18 Mar 2015 In the wake of the global economic crisis, and in the midst of widespread calls for stronger linkages between postsecondary programmes and labour market requirements, we see a greater and greater focus in recent years on measuring the outcomes of tertiary education. Employability and career opportunities for graduates ...
By Katie Duncan - Oct 21, 2014 International students still perceive the USA and the UK as top destinations for a quality education, however, according to the latest IDP Buyer Behaviour research of student perceptions, Australia is considered among the best study destinations for graduate employment opportunities. IDP, the ...