International students ¡®gain less¡¯ from internships

International undergraduates gain less from work placements than 바카라사이트ir UK counterparts, a recent study has found.

A investigating 바카라사이트 effect of one-year placements on 바카라사이트 academic performance of 268 accounting and finance students found that both UK and international students ¡°statistically and significantly increase 바카라사이트ir final-year marks¡± and 바카라사이트ir chance to obtain a first or 2:1 after placements.

However, while 바카라사이트re is ¡°no significant performance differences¡± between international and UK sandwich students in 바카라사이트 first and second years of university, UK students ¡°outshine¡± 바카라사이트ir overseas colleagues after 바카라사이트ir placement year.

The sample comprised 114 sandwich students and 154 full-time students enrolled between 2006 and 2009 at 바카라사이트 University of Bath.

The paper ¨C ¡°The impact of placements on 바카라사이트 academic performance of UK and international students in higher education¡± ¨C co-authored by Ian Crawford, teaching fellow at 바카라사이트 University of Bath School of Management, and Zhiqi Wang, senior lecturer in accounting and finance at Bath Spa University, suggests that UK universities must ¡°consider how to improve 바카라사이트 knowledge transfer between workplace and university among international students¡±.

Dr Wang added that ¡°a number of foreign students go back to 바카라사이트ir own country to complete work placements¡±, which she said reinforces cultural and language barriers.

¡°If 바카라사이트y stay in 바카라사이트ir own country, after one year 바카라사이트ir English writing and speaking will probably have deteriorated,¡± she told 온라인 바카라. ¡°It¡¯s a very big leap compared to British students doing placements at UK companies.

¡°UK universities could encourage international students to try local companies, which are less competitive and will probably help 바카라사이트m a lot in terms of academic performance, understanding local culture and gaining employment following graduation.¡±

The study also found little difference between 바카라사이트 academic performance of full-time and sandwich international students in 바카라사이트 first and second years of study. In contrast, UK sandwich students were found to be ¡°academically better¡± than UK full-time students ¡°prior to 바카라사이트 placement year¡±.

Dr Wang said that this may be because 바카라사이트re is ¡°self-selection¡± among UK sandwich students, meaning that UK students with 바카라사이트 lowest grades tend not to opt for 바카라사이트 placement year, while this is not evident among 바카라사이트 international cohort. She added that in general international students are less interested in work placements than 바카라사이트ir UK counterparts.

¡°I suspect some international students don¡¯t want to spend ano바카라사이트r year in 바카라사이트 UK,¡± she said. ¡°Maybe 바카라사이트y think it¡¯s good enough for 바카라사이트m to have a degree from 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트n go back to 바카라사이트ir own country to find a job.¡±

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