International Student Employability: Narratives of Strengths, Challenges, and Strategies about Global South Students [Hardcover]

This book explores how international undergraduate and graduate students navigate their higher educational institutional (HEI) experiences and employability prospects in both Global North and Global South universities. The chapter authors examine how students from the Global South use their agency to apply their HEI experiences to meet their needs, gain skills, and envision alternative pathways to adapt to economic, environmental, and political changes.

Through diverse student voices, the book sheds light on the challenges faced by these international students in the job market. It highlights the importance of promoting diversity and equity in higher education. The book emphasizes the need to consider the cultural circumstances of global south students to enhance their employability.

The book contributes to a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by Global South international students in the job market. It offers effective strategies foreducators, policymakers, and employers to support these students.

Introduction: Trends, Practices and Resources; Raby, Bista & Singh.- Part I Student Agency: Perceptions on Employability.-  Gaining Capitals to Enhance Employment Opportunities; Michael Atkinson.- Strategies in Securing Future Employment: Perspectives of Students from The Global South; Kelly Benati.- Global South students studying in South Korea: Perceptions of the value of the job-hunting process; Jiabin Zhu.- Competitiveness of University Degrees from an Emerging Educational Power: International Students' Perception; Catherine Gao.- The Impacts of International Experience on Self-Perceived Employability Among Cambodian Students in China; Muytieng Tek.- Self-Perceived Employability of Ethiopian Prospective Graduate Students: A Case Study; Ashenafi Aboye.-     The Local/Global Interplay in the Pursuit of lã,