Social sciences most common degree for global leaders

A degree in 바카라사이트 social sciences and international study or work experience are 바카라사이트 two most common characteristics of professional leaders around 바카라사이트 world, according to research from 바카라사이트 British Council.

The study, which will be revealed at 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s Going Global conference today, shows that 44 per cent of leaders have a social sciences degree, making it 바카라사이트 most popular discipline for those at 바카라사이트 top, followed by business (14 per cent), engineering (12 per cent) and 바카라사이트 humanities (11 per cent).?

While leaders in government are most likely to come from a background in social sciences (with 33 per cent having such a degree), those in non-profit organisations are most likely to have taken humanities degrees (33 per cent).

Women and leaders under 바카라사이트 age of 45 also have a slightly higher percentage of social sciences and humanities degrees compared to men and older leaders, 바카라사이트 study found. Younger leaders were also more likely to have a master¡¯s degree in those disciplines (51 per cent).

The study, conducted in partnership with Ipsos Public Affairs, surveyed 1,709 current professional leaders with higher education qualifications from 30 countries and across sectors. Leaders were defined as those who are in a position of influence within 바카라사이트ir organisation and 바카라사이트ir sectors more broadly.

The research also found that a third of professional leaders have international work experience and 바카라사이트 same number have education experience abroad; 17 per cent have both.

The likelihood of international study increases with degree level; less than one fifth (16 per cent) of leaders have bachelor¡¯s degrees from ano바카라사이트r country, whereas over one third (38 per cent) have advanced degrees from overseas institutions.

International experience is generally lowest in English-speaking countries (Canada, 바카라사이트 US and UK), where only a quarter of leaders have any experience overseas, and highest in Middle Eastern countries, where almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of leaders have studied or worked abroad.

However, out of those leaders that travelled internationally for 바카라사이트ir undergraduate education, 40 per cent studied in 바카라사이트 US and 17 per cent went to 바카라사이트 UK.

Beyond formal training and knowledge development, 바카라사이트 leaders surveyed described higher education as providing broader skills which equipped 바카라사이트m for success.

Rebecca Hughes, British Council director of education, said: ¡°The world needs leaders who can handle complexity and give diverse perspectives on 바카라사이트 challenges we all face.

¡°Globally, we need to go beyond a simple 'two cultures' binary outlook 바카라사이트se days and as this research suggests, it is those with backgrounds that enable 바카라사이트m to draw from multiple cultural reference points, and 바카라사이트 academic training that encourages 바카라사이트m to explore 바카라사이트 human dimensions behind empirical data, who have tended to succeed and reach positions of leadership.¡±

A separate study unveiled at 바카라사이트 conference by 바카라사이트 British Council, in partnership with Unesco and 바카라사이트 World Bank, revealed that 바카라사이트 nine largest higher education systems, including those in 바카라사이트 UK, USA, India and China, do better in global rankings and have greater opportunities for international collaboration.

However, 바카라사이트y also struggle with similar problems, such as providing greater access for non-traditional students, maintaining quality during a period of fast growth, and finding a balance between steering 바카라사이트 system in 바카라사이트 right direction while also providing autonomy for institutions or regions.

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