Examination of study abroad experiences on career outlook and strengthening its support

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780477
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Iwaki Nami 名古屋大学, 国際機構, 教授 (50436987)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 交換留学 / 社会人留学経験者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examined the university alumni who experienced study abroad during their college year and how study abroad affected their career outlook. While most universities support before, during and after (until graduation) study abroad, there is almost no follow up research on how they make use of their experiences at work or how it affected their career choices. This research therefore interviewed 32 alumni with a year abroad experiences currently working and asked them to reflect on how study abroad affected their career choice. Not only the results were useful to the current students who will start study abroad, but also to the alumni to reflect on their experiences several years after graduation.

Free Research Field

国際教育