1. UCL CAREERS SERVICE www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Dr Kathy Barrett Joint Acting Head UCL Careers Service The Role of Careers Services in International Alumni Work

2. Increasing International Student Numbers 01-0202-0303-0404-0505-0606-0700-0107-08

3. What do we do? Guidance Advice Information Facilitating The student is encouraged to take responsibility for themselves

4. Additional Provision Needed for International Students Demystifing the UK Job Market An understanding of work permits Appreciation of the job market in their home countries and how to sell their UK experience We need to have a better understanding of their home culture and job market

5. International Students Forum Feedback from current students, they wanted to talk to international alumni Forum where 5 international alumni described their experience of the UK job market and any tips they would pass on RHUL held similar event and included mentoring How do we find alumni?

6. Finding International Alumni UCL currently building up an alumni database Building up a rapport with students who use the Careers Service while at UCL Approaching employers known to be friendly to international students and asking if they have international alumni willing to help out Teaching staff/student tutors Only alumni employed in the UK

7. Warwick University Alumni Programme Comprehensive alumni network with groups in each country Groups generally social, but inevitably useful for networking for employment purposes Also obtain profiles of international alumni for careers purposes Success of group depends on enthusiasm of alumni

8. Where do UCL International Students come from? Region2001-022007-08 % of Total 2001-022007-08 European Union (Excl. the UK)1785239337.79%36.22% Rest of Europe1972384.17%3.60% Middle East1762503.73%3.78% Asia1557249832.97%37.81% Africa2162234.57%3.38% North America63478413.42%11.87% Caribbean26380.55%0.58% Central and South America801081.69%1.63% Australasia35570.74%0.86% Not Known/Stateless17180.36%0.27% Grand Total47236607100%

9. Making links with China Oxford Brookes University – created a CD to hand out to their current students that included –Profiles of Chinese alumni –Labour market information compiled with the assistance of Chinese Alumni Manchester University – recently visited Chinese Alumni –Helped them gain a better understanding of how to support current Chinese students –Connected them with employers that operate only in China

10. AGCAS Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Professional Body for HE Careers Advisory Services in the UK Internationalisation Task Group –6 Careers Advisers – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Oxford Brookes, Loughborough and UCL –Employers Currently planning a visit to China –Selecting alumni from various universities to meet, hold focus groups and obtain profiles

11. International Alumni Acting as Advocates London Business School –Operate on a basis more akin to USA –International Alumni work as advocates within their own organisation to promote new LBS graduates

12. The Age of Technology Easier to stay in contact Better ways of communicating Brunel University – Linking international students through Facebook