Author(s)

MeiYing Wu

Affiliation(s)

Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne (VIC3168), Victoria, Australia.

Corresponding Author

MeiYing Wu

ABSTRACT

The growing internationalisation of higher education has brought about an increase in the number of student returnees. However, the employment of student returnees, as an important part of international higher educational outcomes, is widely focused on by educators. Based on the graduate capital model, this paper analyses the employment of returnees in mainland China in recent years through literature analysis and finds that employability is a direct factor affecting employment outcomes. In assessing whether international education has enhanced students’ employability, it is necessary to identify which specific types of employment capital have been enhanced. Currently, Chinese employers do not consistently rate the employability of returnees. Returnee graduates should pay attention to changes in the labour market in the pre-study, study and post-study phases, and actively participate in the activities of other employers in order to maximise the employability capital of graduates. Therefore, cultivating and enhancing employability is a process that requires the joint development of universities, students and employers.

KEYWORDS

Employability; Student returnees; International higher education; Graduate capital model

CITE THIS PAPER

MeiYing Wu. Outcomes of international higher education: employability of student returnees. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2024, 2(3): 16-20. DOI: 10.61784/wjes3003.

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