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it is a bit advantage for their biography/ among students from China, eastern would not stay in the country if all he can
Cv upon returning home.” as Pitman europe and turkey. find is a pizza delivery job.”
says, “international students want to put So are destinations doing enough to
their academic skills they’ve developed Benefit to the host retain talent? Mobile Talent found that
into practice…So it’s less that they see the Mobile Talent? report argues that less than one on five students felt “well-
it as a right, and more that they want international graduates are desirable informed” about their rights, suggesting
the opportunity to participate in a global immigrations and highly likely to be net countries should be more explicit about
business environment.” eren göker, contributors, with attributes such as locally opportunities. the report also said that
President of turkish agency association relevant education and a demonstrated in non-english speaking countries with
ued www.ued.org.tr, says, “the number familiarity with the host country’s culture, english programmes, there was often a
of students applying for a permanent language, practices and regulations. subsequent language barrier when it came
position is very low compared to the ones Moreover, international students can to PSW, a point acknowledge by the danish
returning to their home country.” cover skills shortages. the House of lords action plan with a pledge to provide more
in Mobile Talent?, PSW was cited report states, “the uK desperately needs english information. the House of lords
as a more important factor than work engineers, for example, to help grow the report suggested that negative perceptions
during study, an assertion supported economy. it is self-defeating to have a caused by the uK’s rhetoric on immigration
by our agency survey (see box), while system in place which deters international blurred the strong offer that still exists,
among those intending to remain the SteM students from contributing to uK while Humphries relates that Canada
most frequently cited planned length of PlC.” göker, meanwhile, plays down some has benefited from a clear message and
stay was one to two years. identifying the of the risks that governments perceive. unified national branding, including PSW
characteristics of the ‘stayers’, the report “the immigration departments should opportunities. as Honeywood says, “For
said they were more likely to be younger, know that the risk is not international any country that mobilises full fee-paying
to have had work experience already in the students, the risk is uneducated migrants. students, if they can provide internships
country, to have studied in their first choice Students only consider staying in the and course-related work experience
country, and be studying in the SteM country if they can find a good job and are opportunities, they will stand to benefit.”
technical fields. desire to stay was highest paid well enough. a mechanical engineer matthew@hothousemedia.com

agents on post-study work rights

Are post-study work Have clients ever based Is work during or after Most popular destination for students
rights an important con- HE destination choice on study more important for interested in PSW (multiple answers possible)
sideration for students in the ability to work after students in your market?
your market? graduation? Aus- 49%
tralia
86% 76% 49% canada 46% usa 18% ireland 7%
yes yes after uK 21% new Zealand 9%
14% 24% 25% What changes have you noticed in relation to
post-study work rights and demand for HE?
no no during Decline in interest 56%
for the uK
Based on an STM survey of 43 agents working in no answer 14% increase for australia 12%
higher education recruitment equal importance 12% increase for canada 7%

STM’S SuRvEy oF AGENTS working in higher the importance of permanent migration was Portugal said, “Students are able to travel freely to
education revealed that 86 per cent believed PSW less clear. although 70 per cent said they have been places such as the uK and throughout europe, and
to be an important consideration. lars garvik asked about the possibility of residence, this was are not restricted in the same way by post-study
of Study abroad agency in Sweden says, “For mostly with the caveat of being rare or infrequent. work rights.” Magdalena Pilecka at albion House
some students it is still important to know at least a differentiation within markets was clear. For agency in Poland highlights an important consider-
that they have the opportunity to stay and work example, for Future World agency, headquartered ation: “the work rights are not the same as work
after graduation.” eren göker at turkish agency in Bangladesh with branches in nepal, Bhutan, Sri possibilities,” she says, adding Polish students
association ued agrees, adding a positive package lanka and the Maldives, 90 per cent of clients are know they have better chances in the eu.
of work rights is a useful marketing tool in the interested in this stream, says zakir Hossain. global study abroad agency idP education
counselling process. as nathalie Mariategui of australia and Canada were the preferred www.idp.com regularly tracks student percep-
viaja y estudia in Peru explains, PSW helps to re- destinations for students interested in PSW, while tions, and a Buyer Behaviour survey in 2012
cover costs. “Students prefer to apply in countries over half of the agents thought interest in the uK revealed quality of education (16 per cent) and
where they can apply their new knowledge and had declined. “We have no demand for the uK cur- international recognition of qualifications (17 per
can recover quicker their investment with better rently due to work restrictions and no PSW route,” cent) as the key drivers for postgraduate students,
salaries.” Michael joop of iCCe in Brazil, draws said dr osamah Qureshi at iCd agency in Pakistan. while destination employment opportunities was
distinctions between different types of students, “demand for australia is increased due to liberal third on 12 per cent. at undergraduate level this
with PSW not usually a demand for richer, well- australian policies for work rights.” an advantage factor was key for only seven per cent, perhaps
connected students, while mostly only students identified by eu-based contributors was free indicating the work is still a more distant consid-
with higher qualifications are interested. movement. natalia Barata at See learning Centre in eration for undergraduate students.
Thank you to the following agents for taking part in the survey: active english, Kyrgyzstan; albion House, Poland; array globe, india; Bellaz education services, nige-
ria; Blue studies, australia; ciae intercambios, Brazil; contacto canada, Mexico & colombia; dec education, ukraine; d-side, Japan; dtu corp., vietnam; experience
australia, spain; Future education, libya; Future World, Bangladesh; icce, Brazil; global studies, colombia; globo-study sprachreisen, switzerland; HydeFly, thailand;
icd, Pakistan; igec, saudi arabia; internacional de estudios, spain; iQra consultants, uK & Pakistan; libra, georgia; Michael eyres språktjänster, sweden; Monarco
viaggi studiolingue, italy; Moves international, libya; oK estudante, Portugal; Patricia natalicchio, italy; Plus education career, turkey; ready For you, Malta; redca
cursos en el extranjero, Mexico; see learning center, Portugal; streamline education, Belarus; student visa, ecuador; study abroad, sweden; study British english
company, uK; study tours, chile; svetlana-s, russia; tieca, thailand; usos optimus, Hungary; viaja y estudia, Peru; virtue consultancy services, nigeria; Weusa,
argentina; Wintech, Japan.

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