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International Graduate Outcomes Survey 2018 Final Report
Higher education research
  • Darren Matthews, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Ali Radloff, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Jo Doyle, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Leyna Clarke, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Subjects
Graduates, Higher education, International education, International students, Study abroad, Survey, Educational institutions, Employment patterns, Outcomes of education
Abstract

The 2018 International Graduates Outcomes Survey (IGOS) provides an insight into international graduates from Australian universities post-study employment, work readiness, and reflections on course experiences, study motivation and overall satisfaction. Over 10,000 international students who graduated from an Australian university in the last decade (international graduates) were asked a range of questions about their current employment status and their opinions on their Australian qualification. In brief the results indicate that: 90 per cent of graduates who are available for employment are currently employed - incorporating 93 per cent who returned home and 85 percent who were still in Australia; 77 per cent of respondents said that they would recommend Australia as a study destination; 67 per cent of respondents consider their qualification was worth the financial investment; 43 per cent of respondents were currently living in Australia, gaining work experience or undertaking further study, while 47 per cent have returned to their country of origin.

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Place of Publication
Canberra, Australia
Publisher
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Citation Information
Darren Matthews, Ali Radloff, Jo Doyle and Leyna Clarke. International Graduate Outcomes Survey 2018 Final Report. (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ali_radloff/41/