Internationalisation, Diversity and Inclusion Emerita Professor of the

Global perspectives, culture and inclusive curriculum

• Influence of cultural background on values and actions
• Understanding of professional, cultural and national contexts
• Questions of cultural dominance and the implications for the subject
• Issues of sustainability and global impact
• Cultural considerations in professional practice

Internationalisation and employability

Employers are looking for graduates with first-hand experience of living and working among other cultures.
79% of chief executives and board level directors of businesses in the UK think that in recruiting new employees, knowledge and awareness of the wider world is more important than achieving a high degree classification
British Council/Think Global, 2011
Fielden et al (2007)

What skills do employers want? Prospects: the UK’s official graduate careers website

Self-reliance skills	Self-awareness Proactivity Willingness to learn	Self-promotion Networking Planning action
People skills	Team working Interpersonal skills Oral communication	Leadership Customer orientation Foreign language
General employment skills	Problem-solving Flexibility Business acumen	IT/computer literacy Numeracy Commitment
Specialist skills	Specific occupational skills	Technical skills

These are precisely the skills developed through international experience
Jones 2013, forthcoming
Example of outcomes from ‘study abroad’ (Jones 2010 and 2012)
Intercultural competence
Example of outcomes (Jones 2010 and 2012) Employability skills