Global graduates into global leaders

Given that the job market for graduates is becoming increasingly global, the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) and CFE Research and Consulting came together to explore the topic of global graduate employability and the ways in which UK universities can work with businesses to ensure that future graduates meet the expectations of global and international employers (including [small to medium enterprises] SMEs who operate across territories). This report - Global Graduates into Global Leaders - explores some of the hot topics emerging from UK recruiters, whilst building upon the findings from previous research on the internationalisation of higher education, as set out in CIHE’s Global Horizons. It focuses on what employers and universities understand to be global competency, how such competencies can be nurtured through collaborative or individual endeavours. The report is based on consultations with representatives from large transnational employers, who are often at the sharp end of international talent management, higher education institutions and policy makers, and complemented by insights from relevant existing literature.

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