Students are looking for value, and need to be shown the true value in international education programs. Institutions must be innovative.

1. Do your International Programs Provide
True Value to Students? 4 Questions to
Ask Yourself
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2. Study or Intern Abroad
Programs?
● Gone are the days in which students simply chose to attend university
because that’s just what you do to get a good job in the future. Student
input in higher education (particularly international education programs)
is absolutely crucial, especially today.
● Students are looking for value, and need to be shown the true value in
higher education – it is up to institutions to innovate and do just that.
● When it comes to international programming offered at universities, this
increases ten-fold. Study or Intern Abroad programs are not just about
satisfying the travel bug, or taking nice pictures for Instagram.

3. What does this say about the rest of the world?
● While there are a number of reasons for which students
choose to not take part in an international program while
at university, it’s notable to look at the types of
opportunities offered and the value that they truly provide
to students – particularly, long-term career value.
● Career-readiness should be a fundamental value
incorporated across the sphere of higher education,
especially in 2021. Why should students commit to a
particular school, a program, or enroll in a particular
course, if there is little to say for long-term career
prospects?
● It’s no surprise that a study or intern abroad program does
wonders for the individual – but it’s vital for these
programs to lead in helping students develop key skills
that will enhance their career-readiness post-graduation –
and faster than their peers who opted not to take part in
such opportunities.

4. Does your international program offer
prospects for networking?
● Is there guidance provided to students in
showing them how to successfully network, and
across cultures as well?
● A vast international network provides students
with endless opportunities to learn about the
world first-hand and how their desired industry
can change among various cultural contexts.
● Additionally, having such connections will keep
students apprised of global opportunities and
offer chances to collaborate with new companies
and reinforce university alumni networks
internationally.

5. With education at the forefront of global development,
multicultural learning environments make “the ideal setting
for increasing students’ cultural awareness and fostering
their understanding and appreciation of those who come
from a different background to their own.”
How well-developed are the
cultural initiatives in your
international programs, to further
enhance your students’ cross-
cultural competencies?
Do your programs foster
opportunities that allow for
students to learn or expand upon
these attributes?
Simply “being abroad” does not correlate to being
independent – or resilient, for that matter. These three skills
have been cited in numerous studies not only for the
traditional working environment, but also for the remote
working environment, in which more and more companies
world-wide have chosen to adopt (many of which will
continue to do so post-pandemic).

6. Do your international
programs foster
opportunities for language-
learning?
● The [business] world is more interconnected than ever.
● The ability to speak multiple languages bridges gaps between
people and cultures, and develops stronger personal and
professional relationships on which great business relationships
rely.
● Moreover, the number of international employees within
organizations continues to grow each year, in which colleagues
must navigate cultural and linguistic barriers to help their company
thrive.

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