AGCAS Community - Internationalisation

AGCAS at the NUS conference

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:20:32 GMT

AGCAS Director and Company Secretary, Sue Spence, also Careers Adviser at the University of Huddersfield, represented AGCAS at the NUS conference held in Sheffield in April. Sue was a panellist on the conference's Global Employability Panel, a fringe event organised by NUS International Students' Officer, Christina Yan Zhang.

Are careers services and students' unions working closely enough?

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:25:30 GMT

The National Union of Students (NUS) conference is taking place this week. With employability high on student agendas, it seems like a good time to reflect on how well careers services and students' unions are working together.

Government releases statement of intent for changes affecting international students

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:53:13 GMT

The UK government has released their statement of intent, which outlines the changes they wish to make to the immigration rules around international student work. It is expected that the changes will come into effect on 6th April 2012.

Case studies highlight award-winning work

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:52:28 GMT

A series of case studies has been produced to showcase the winning projects and initiatives recently commended as part of the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011.

The case studies have been compiled using the original submissions received from each AGCAS member service. They are intended to encourage and share good practice amongst HE careers professionals to help promote excellence in careers and employability work.

UCLAN and Shanghai's winning partnership

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:12:55 GMT

This is designed to help interaction between Chinese and British students, to enhance British students' international experience and employability and entrepreneurship competence. It is a joint programme between UCLan Business School, Futures (UCLan's Careers and Employability Service) and Shanghai International Foreign Trade (SIFT).

New paper highlights impact of permission to work regulations

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:23:42 GMT

A briefing paper analysing the implications of the closure of the Tier 1 Post-Study Work Scheme, and also of the new Tier 2 proposals, on universities and businesses in the UK has been published by Universities UK. The paper, Impact analysis of the closure of Tier 1 Post-Study Work Route, was produced following consultation with the AGCAS Internationalisation Task Group and university departments throughout the country.

AGCAS contributes to research into European graduate prospects

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:54:18 GMT

Research to inform policies aiming to improve the employment and career prospects of high-skilled graduates throughout Europe has been commissioned by the European Commission. Jane Standley, AGCAS Director of Products and Services and Director of SEECC (Student Employment, Experience and Careers Centre) at the University of Reading, represented AGCAS at a national seminar for key informants in the UK, organised by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), which is carrying out the research in partnership with Centro de Estudios Económicos Tomillo S.L. of Spain and the University of Trento and Istituto per la Ricerca Socialein Italy.

Access and widening participation within transnational education

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:20:53 GMT

Provision of quality education and a commitment to principles of social mobility and fair access, coupled with rising fee levels, can be a challenge to HEIs in their home country, but how are these addressed, if at all, at branch campuses abroad?

AGCAS celebrates Awards for Excellence winners

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:36:24 GMT

The results of the 2011 AGCAS Awards for Excellence have been announced. Winners were presented with their awards at an official ceremony and dinner, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre as part of the AGCAS Biennial Conference at The University of Nottingham, earlier this month.

The number of nominations received for each category is evidence of the high-quality, innovative and collaborative work taking place at AGCAS member services across the country.

Opportunity to join the Internationalisation Task Group

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:14:28 GMT

A vacancy has arisen in the AGCAS Internationalisation Task Group. Applications are invited from members who possess expertise in and a passion for developing the employability of international students and home students with an international career focus.

Changes to permission to work for international students

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:52:15 GMT

From April 2012, the Tier 1 Post-Study Work Scheme will be closed and 'replaced' by a new provision under Tier 2 Sponsored Skilled Workers. Full details have not yet been announced by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and may not be released until as late as March 2012. The AGCAS Internationaisation Task Group is gathering examples of how all of these proposed changes will affect students, with a view to submitting evidence via Universities UK before April 2012.

AGCAS Awards for Excellence shortlists announced

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:15:54 GMT

The shortlisted nominations for the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011 have been announced. Nominations were received in 15 different categories for a wide range of projects from AGCAS member services in all parts of the UK.

John Moores WoWs with skills certificate in Malaysia

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:11:00 GMT

The Graduate Development Centre at Liverpool John Moores University is working with Malaysia's largest public university, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), to deliver a one-year pilot programme, funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education, to offer the World of Work (WoW®) Skills Certificate to 100 students.

Communicating EU careers

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:52:07 GMT

The Communicating EU Careers event held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in October last year was attended by AGCAS member Fiona Christie, Senior Careers Consultant in Careers and Employability at the University of Salford. Speakers included the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, who addressed representatives from university language departments and careers services about the need to encourage graduates to consider a career in the European Union (EU).

Student immigration: Developing employability and the economy, or a burden on society?

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:19:03 GMT

In the May 2011 issue of Phoenix, Yasmina Mallam-Hassam, Chair of the AGCAS Internationalisation Task Group, outlined the recent changes to the immigration system and explained how the new rules will affect AGCAS members in their work with international students.

Loughborough explores Chinese graduate employability

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:16:06 GMT

Loughborough University recently completed the first phase of a two-year project with Tsinghua University, Beijing, in China, looking at the employability of UK-educated Chinese graduates.

Writing CVs - support for international students

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:10:27 GMT

Carol Ellis, Careers Consultant at The College of Law, has been exploring the main issues facing international students drafting their CVs alongside UK/EEA contenders in a competitive jobs market.

Operation Malta - employability advice for junior doctors

Thu, 12 May 2011 08:52:37 GMT

Charlene Binding, Senior Career Planning Adviser for the East Midlands Deanery, and Dr Pierre Ellul, Career Lead for the Malta Foundation Programme, discuss the rewards and challenges of integrating careers support into junior doctors' training in Malta.

India visit report launched

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:47:17 GMT

AGCAS is very pleased to launch the report of the PMI 2 funded visit to India by representatives from AGCAS and NASES during February 2010. A team of nine careers professionals undertook a range of visits in three major cities: Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

#GEC12: The Graduate Employment Conference, Leeds

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:55:22 GMT

The Gradcore annual conference, #GEC12: The Graduate Employment Conference, brings together graduate careers and employability advisors, policy makers and graduate recruiters...

Working with International Students, Sheffield

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMT

This North East AGCAS regional training event will provide insights into current issues related to working with international students.

DEHEMS 2nd International Conference: Employability of Graduates & Higher Education Management Systems, Slovenia

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:06:03 GMT

This international conference will explore the critical factors that determine university graduates' early career success and how higher education systems respond to the real world employment challenges.