Alumni’s Lives after Graduation from Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Vu, Van (2017)
Vu, Van
Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017122222456
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017122222456
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The objective of this thesis was to gather the information of Finnish higher education, Savonia UAS, international students and alumni of Savonia UAS. The theoretical part presents reasons why international students come to Finland and which factors affect employment opportunities ; in addition the theoretical part provides an introduction to Savonia UAS. The practical part of the thesis is based on a questionnaire to prove the importance of alumni on helping the fellow graduates to find a job and to obtain opinions about alumni networks.
The thesis starts with the definition of Finnish Higher Education and the description of the processes of decision-making of international students. After that the thesis discussed employment opportunities in Finland and the current situation of former graduates. This premilinary chapter was made based on primary information such as online sources. The theoretical part clarifies what attracts international students to study in Finland, what makes them stay in the country and what factors affect employment opportunities.
Concerning the usefulness of alumni’s experience for recent graduates and incoming international students, this research covers the current situations of foreign students after graduation by presenting the statistics from Vipunen and other official academic websites as background information. The thesis discusses how alumni can convey their stories into guidance for the following generations and if they are familiar with the alumni’s network. Thus, a questionnaire was made to clarify these questions. The results indicated that most of the alumni were able to find employment to match their education but they found that the employment services were not effective enough and Savonia UAS should enhance the alumni network. In order to make more students pay attention to and participate in this network, there should be more regular activities in the network to keep everyone in touch.
Finally, according to the alumni, earning more professional experience and mastering the Finnish language are the key to successfully find a good employment.
The thesis starts with the definition of Finnish Higher Education and the description of the processes of decision-making of international students. After that the thesis discussed employment opportunities in Finland and the current situation of former graduates. This premilinary chapter was made based on primary information such as online sources. The theoretical part clarifies what attracts international students to study in Finland, what makes them stay in the country and what factors affect employment opportunities.
Concerning the usefulness of alumni’s experience for recent graduates and incoming international students, this research covers the current situations of foreign students after graduation by presenting the statistics from Vipunen and other official academic websites as background information. The thesis discusses how alumni can convey their stories into guidance for the following generations and if they are familiar with the alumni’s network. Thus, a questionnaire was made to clarify these questions. The results indicated that most of the alumni were able to find employment to match their education but they found that the employment services were not effective enough and Savonia UAS should enhance the alumni network. In order to make more students pay attention to and participate in this network, there should be more regular activities in the network to keep everyone in touch.
Finally, according to the alumni, earning more professional experience and mastering the Finnish language are the key to successfully find a good employment.