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How international graduates integrated into Finnish professional life
Gao, Shang (2017)
Gao, Shang
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121421458
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121421458
Tiivistelmä
Currently, with regards to Finnish Higher Educational Institutions, the number of International students is at least 20,000. Unfortunately, the international student retention rate falls below the average rate evidenced in OECD countries. After graduation, a majority of these students move back to their home countries mainly due to the poor integration into the Finnish professional life. Due to this, this study aims at making an analysis of the problem based on a solution-oriented perspective thereby offering recommendations on the issue for respective stakeholders.
To achieve its objectives, this thesis is founded on a number of surveys whose results were used as a basis for conducting interviews among International graduates residing and working in Finland. In order to effectively gather information linked to the study, a number of research questions were employed so as to garner specific results that would assist in the understanding of the problem. The primary methodology used is interviewing international graduates who integrated in Finland after graduation. During the interview, questions were posed to the interviewee. Some of the questions asked includes; how did you find a job in Finland? What were the challenges of finding a job in Finland? How well are you integrated in Finland professional life? Do you have international graduates who are your friends here in Finland? Did you have Visa problems? among others. These questions are expounded in the methodology chapter later in the project. Findings to the main questions involved; I got a job through applying and passing the interview (these are words form an interviewed international graduate who is from China) She suggested that challenges involved in obtained jobs in Finland are associated with networking whereby networking in Finland is relatively low compared to China. The findings to the interview questions will be expounded in methodology chapter of the thesis. The recommendation provided in the conclusion indicates that Finland is a convenient study destination that offers good opportunities for international students to continue their stay in the nation after graduating.
To achieve its objectives, this thesis is founded on a number of surveys whose results were used as a basis for conducting interviews among International graduates residing and working in Finland. In order to effectively gather information linked to the study, a number of research questions were employed so as to garner specific results that would assist in the understanding of the problem. The primary methodology used is interviewing international graduates who integrated in Finland after graduation. During the interview, questions were posed to the interviewee. Some of the questions asked includes; how did you find a job in Finland? What were the challenges of finding a job in Finland? How well are you integrated in Finland professional life? Do you have international graduates who are your friends here in Finland? Did you have Visa problems? among others. These questions are expounded in the methodology chapter later in the project. Findings to the main questions involved; I got a job through applying and passing the interview (these are words form an interviewed international graduate who is from China) She suggested that challenges involved in obtained jobs in Finland are associated with networking whereby networking in Finland is relatively low compared to China. The findings to the interview questions will be expounded in methodology chapter of the thesis. The recommendation provided in the conclusion indicates that Finland is a convenient study destination that offers good opportunities for international students to continue their stay in the nation after graduating.