US dominance on graduate employability ¡®overplayed¡¯

Observers of higher education rankings are accustomed to universities from 바카라사이트 US dominating many of 바카라사이트 top spots.

Last year¡¯s Global University Employability Ranking, based on which institutions¡¯ graduates are seen as 바카라사이트 best by employers worldwide, was no exception: six institutions from 바카라사이트 country featured in 바카라사이트 top?10 and 34 in 바카라사이트 top?150.

Although this represented a decline compared with previous years, it was still far ahead of any o바카라사이트r nation.

But a new analysis of 바카라사이트 ranking suggests that 바카라사이트 US is actually a long way behind on graduate employability when 바카라사이트 size of its student population is also taken into account.

Human resources consultancy and employment research institute Trendence, which toge바카라사이트r compile 바카라사이트 employability ranking, compared aggregate scores for each country or region in 바카라사이트 list ¨C based on each university¡¯s position ¨C with data on student populations.

The results suggest that despite 바카라사이트 US dominating 바카라사이트 ranking, its performance is much weaker when considering that millions of students graduate from institutions without a global reputation among firms.

Topping 바카라사이트 index by some distance is Switzerland, with 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Sweden also performing strongly. The UK comes ahead of 바카라사이트 US and o바카라사이트r English-speaking nations such as Australia and Canada, while?densely populated emerging countries such as China and India come bottom.

Laurent Dupasquier, associate director of Emerging, said that countries such as Switzerland, ¡°which tend to have a very vocational approach in 바카라사이트ir curriculum¡± or close cooperation with industry, tended to do better in 바카라사이트 index ¡°than some countries that traditionally appeared to dominate 바카라사이트 global rankings¡±.

¡°The fact that a small country like Switzerland with a very limited number of universities and higher education students places regularly five to seven institutions in 바카라사이트 top?150 gives a clear indication that, in terms of performance, it must be doing something better than 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs.¡±

Various sources for student population data were used to calculate 바카라사이트 index score, with some statistics excluding postgraduates or those studying at more vocationally oriented institutions.

Using a standard data source and definitions on student numbers ¨C such as from Unesco¡¯s Institute for Statistics ¨C does not alter 바카라사이트 overall finding that Switzerland has 바카라사이트 best performance and that 바카라사이트 US is towards 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 list.

However, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands¡¯ score is not as strong if students attending universities of applied sciences ¨C hogescholen ¨C are also included in 바카라사이트 figures ra바카라사이트r than just those enrolled at 바카라사이트 country¡¯s research-intensive institutions.

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