A global mindset


As the climate for international students


to stay in the UK beyond graduation becomes increasingly difficult,


facilitating opportunities for employment in their home countries becomes all the more important.


HE innovation and collaboration: GW4 inaugural Careers Fair in China


There were 87,895 Chinese students studying in the UK in 2014. Many of these students returned to China to work after graduation. Considering this, and the increased visa restrictions for international students, why have we not ventured into international careers fairs sooner, asks Victoria Rees, Employability Manager, Cardiff University.


work together on a number of research- led opportunities, but never before on the employability of our students. Led by Paul Blackmore, Head of Student Employability and Academic Success at Exeter University, the Careers Services of these institutions forged ahead with a new, innovative way to service our Chinese students. The GW4 careers fair in China was born!


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he GW4 is a consortium of four top universities: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. The GW4


As the climate for international students to stay in the UK beyond graduation becomes increasingly difficult, facilitating opportunities for employment in their home countries becomes all the more important. For the GW4 universities alone, this will affect thousands of international students, so we knew we needed to widen our offering. Take Cardiff for example; we have over 12 careers fairs throughout the year, we have hundreds of employers on campus delivering content to our students and


we have a whole host of bespoke activity for individual schools. We engage over 15,000 students with this employer-led activity alone. Now multiply this by four to cover the work of the GW4 institutions. But are we doing enough for our overseas students? The ones that are paying the highest fees for their education are hitting road blocks with applications due to the increased number of graduate recruiters that are unable to facilitate visa costs and protocol. The unanimous answer was therefore no.


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