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International Universities Case Studies
Out of the five universities researched, all of them utilize behavioral psychology to help graduates find jobs through counseling sessions, activities, and events to help them find their skills and motivations, establishing a roadmap during their stay at the university and afterward. All of them, aside from Tsinghua University, use technology to help students with employment.
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
OVERVIEW
- This university in England was founded by Dr. Herbert Schofield in 1909. Today, it has an excellent reputation in research, business, sports, engineering, and arts.
- The university came first in the 2018 Times Higher Education survey 2018.
EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS
- 95% of graduates have a job within the first 6 months after graduating or go to additional study.
- All undergraduate courses offer placements.
- They have strong connections with various industries to boost graduate employment.
- Students can work during college time.
- The university offers a paid-placement year which most of them lead to job offers.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
- Their learning environment inspires participation, innovation, and a strong work ethic. As a result, their graduates are highly sought after.
- Approximately 20% of their core employees are represented by international passionate in their area, benefiting all Loughborough University students with a diverse and multicultural experience.
Psychology and Technology
- The university has an entire part of their website dedicated to helping students find a job. Here, students can answer different questions to analyze what they want after graduation, what their options are, and how the job market in their industry is. They also have a tool to look for personalized open positions depending on their major.
- Personal Best is an exclusive development program from the university, structured around their motto. Its main purpose is to develop, recognize, and better articulate students' skills and attributes. This program has an app where students can access information and learning resources.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
OVERVIEW
- The Technical University of Munich or TUM is one of Europe’s top universities, focusing on careers specializing in science and engineering.
- TUM was founded in 1868 with the mission of finding solutions to the major challenges facing society.
- TUM was the first university in Germany to be named a University of Excellence.
EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS
- TUM was chosen as one of the 10 best universities worldwide in quality of employees.
- It was ranked sixth on the Times Higher Education Ranking list based on its employability rate.
- TUM partners with many companies and scientific institutions worldwide.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Technology
- Companies are able to create a free profile on the TUM's careers site to post internships, student jobs, or permanent jobs. They are also able to publish their own career events on the website.
- TUM offers a job and internship online portal to all its students in order to help them find suitable full-time positions.
Technology and Psychology
- The TUM Community lets graduates access other TUM graduates from all over the world online in order to find other opportunities.
Psychology
- Career-counseling lets professional counselors help students decide where to go after graduation.
HEC Paris
OVERVIEW
- This university is considered one of the best worldwide business schools. It is a leader in research and education in management sciences.
- It was founded in 1881 with three main values: academic excellence, a strong sense of community, and diversity.
- It was ranked #2 in the European Business School Ranking.
EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS
- 25,000 jobs are offered in the career resource center.
- 50 recruitment events take place.
- 50% of graduates find jobs using the career center.
- In 2018, 93% of the class accepted job offers within the first 3 months after graduation.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
- A team of professionals is solely dedicated to helping students understand their personal and professional profiles and develop their career strategy.
- HEC has partnerships with big companies such as Amazon, LVMH, BCG, J.P. Morgan, L’Oreal, Citi, Barclays, and others.
- HEC offers a career development program which consists of 3 steps to help students find jobs: 1. Know yourself, 2. Know the market, 3. Match yourself to the market.
- HEC offers a program called Grande École program which gives students the tools to become excellent candidates for early recruitment in internships.
Technology
- On the HEC main website, there is a link for recruiters to hire graduates, which allows them to easily, directly, and freely post open positions for alumni.
Psychology and Technology
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
OVERVIEW
- Tsinghua University has an entire organization as a career center for its students. Founded in 1988, it is responsible to educate students on their career development and employment.
EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS
- Forbes ranked Tsinghua University as the third-best college for landing a job after graduation.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
- Students can engage in one-on-one interviews with specialized counselors to explore their advantages and help them choose the right path of job hunting.
- The Center offers a course named Employment Guidance to satisfy the demands of job hunting.
- Tsinghua University has a Student Career Development Association (SCDA) which aims to help students discover their interest. Its main mission is "know yourself, explore your career, provide better service, grow together." This association created different activities including counselors, guidance month, LET’S Program, and the Coach Program.
- The Tsinghua University Student Association for Global Governance and International Organizations is a non-profit group managed by students. Its main objective is to cultivate global competence and leadership. Some activities include career fairs, forums student training camp, and visits to international organizations.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
OVERVIEW
- The university was founded in 1881. Their core values are "progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo and improving the world around us."
EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS
- The university is ranked fifth in the world for graduate employability.
- They have 250+ international partners.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
- Student Innovation Challenge: Students pitch their start-ups, innovative research, and interdisciplinary projects, allowing students to showcase themselves to companies.
- Sydney University offers access to all the Careers Centre's services and events until student land their first job.
- Individual and confidential appointments are available in the Career Centre with expert counselors to help students define their career path.
- During their stay at Sydney University, students follow a road map for career development with the help of the career center.
Technology
- The Sydney Career Hub is available to all their graduates. Through this hub, they can find job positions, skill assessment quizzes, courses for employability, and more.
- On their website, Sydney University lists several professional associations to encourage students to join one related to their field. These help them get in touch with professionals in that area.
- Employers can post several jobs on the Sydney Career Hub.