Does Higher Education Attained Abroad Lead to International Jobs?
Jannecke Wiers-Jenssen Studies in Innovation, Research, and Education (NIFU STEP) in Oslo, Norway This article investigates the early career of graduates who have studied abroad (mobile students) compared to graduates who have undertaken the entire education at domestic higher education institutions (nonmobile students). The main question is to what extent mobile students get jobs with international assignments compared to nonmobile students. Results show that mobile students—particularly those who graduated abroad— more often than nonmobile students search for and gain work experience abroad. The vast majority of mobile students return from abroad after graduation. In the domestic labour market, mobile students hold jobs with more international assignments than nonmobile students. Key Words: career internationalisation student mobility This version was published on June 1, 2008 Journal of Studies in International Education, Vol. 12, No. 2, 101-130 (2008) DOI: 10.1177/1028315307307656
