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Is the corporate world the consumer of global talent which the universities nourish? With the ever-growing globalisation of our world, organisations are in need of more culturally savvy staff, hence few would argue against this. But what turns a student into a graduate capable of operating successfully across different cultures and continents? How do students develop the skills the labour market is looking for, and how can Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) support their students? Is there a role in this process for corporate organisations, or will they just ‘consume’ the talent once ‘delivered’? This chapter will look at various aspects of the debate, and will bring the voice of corporate employers into the discussion to move beyond a solely academic perspective.
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Ripmeester, N. (2016). Internationalisation and Employability. In: Jones, E., Coelen, R., Beelen, J., Wit, H.d. (eds) Global and Local Internationalization. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-301-8_17
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