International students in Switzerland : trajectories, stay rates, and intentions for post-graduate mobility

In the new millennium the Indian higher education system has grown two and half times in terms of both the number of universities and the number of students. In comparison the growth in international students has been anaemic. The international students are largely from Asia and Africa. In 2012-13 40% of the students were female; 80% were studying at the under-graduate level, 18% at post-graduate level and 2% were in research. The liberal arts accounted for 30% and 70% were in professional streams, the maximum number being in medicine & health care (35%) followed by engineering & technology (23%) and management (9%).

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An Inclusive Musical Mechatronics Course

International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) ◽

10.3991/ijep.v7i1.6641 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 151 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dale Anthony Carnegie ◽

Mo Zareei ◽

Jim Murphy ◽

Craig Watterson

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Background Knowledge ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Graduate Level ◽

Conference Paper ◽

Diverse Range ◽

Post Graduate ◽

Paper Submission

This paper presents the design of a novel course in mechatronics, based on a project-based learning pedagogical philosophy that uses music as the theme to introduce to a diverse range of learners, the essential concepts of mechatronic practice. The course is designed at a post-graduate level and is targeted at international students who are likely to have a diverse range of background knowledge and potentially even a greater diversity in practical experience. The course builds upon our knowledge and capability in the construction or instrumentation of musical devices and cumulates in the design of a new mechatronic chordophone and the preparation of an IEEE conference paper submission.

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Improving international student transition to professional employment.

6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20) ◽

10.4995/head20.2020.11039 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dorothy Wardale

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Literature Review ◽

International Student ◽

Public University ◽

Post Graduate ◽

Student Transition ◽

Professional Career ◽

Successful Transition

This paper draws its data from two sources: a literature review of the enablers and barriers to a successful transition by migrants and international students to a professional career; and a case study of 14 post-graduate students in an Australian public university. The case study includes interviews with two students of their perception of the transition to employment. The paper identifies ten considerations for universities and students seeking to maximise success, and to minimise the time taken, to transition to a career in the Australian workforce.

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