Willingness of Finnish employers remains a barrier to employment of international graduates
A report from the INTERLOCALITY project highlights that while Finnish employers recognise the benefits of hiring international students and graduates, their willingness remains a barrier to increased employment opportunities.
Results pilot I AM Talent tool
I AM Talent I AM Talent is one of the tool created by Fontys within the INTERLOCALITY consortium for international students and recent graduates. It consists of an extended questionnaire which has two purposes: it is a diagnostic tool for international students and alumni, and it is a monitoring tool for higher education institutes. By…
INTERLOCALITY closing event, November 18 2024 (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Please be aware that on Monday, the 18th, public transport may experience delays due to railway strikes between 6:00 and 9:00. If you choose to travel by car, you can park at the Fontys campus (Rachelsmolen). However, please note that parking may be limited and there could be a queue to enter the parking garage….
Enhancing online training courses for staff: final insights from focus groups and pilots
This article presents an update on the progress of the INTERLOCALITY project’s initiative to develop online staff training courses aimed at enhancing the employability and retention of international degree students. After gathering and analysing the insights from the first piloting phase conducted in Denmark and Finland in autumn 2023, the second piloting phase has been…
Online Staff training courses well on the way: insights into the development process
As emerged from the research insights conducted within Workpackage 2 of the project, to enhance the employability and retention of international degree students, focusing solely on their preparation, networking, and competences is not sufficient. In fact, within the quadruple helix approach, it is increasingly crucial to equip employers, employees, third sector organisations), and Higher Education…
The development of an International Talent Journey at Arcada
Career support is fundamental for international higher education degree students seeking employment during and after their studies. To enhance their host country employability, the Erasmus+ project INTERLOCALITY – Increased Local Employability of International Degree Students, is developing an International Talent Journey (ITJ) for international students throughout their studies. Arcada is one of the partners of…
“INTERLOCALITY”: Project partners from Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Italy visit FH Münster
We share with you the article from FH Münster about the Transnational Partner Meeting organized in the German city as we have reached the halfway point of our project. In the “INTERLOCALITY” project, our university is working with project partners to develop tools that better integrate international students into the local labor market. A delegation…
Developing not only employability, but also employer-ability
By Sandra Slotte The INTERLOCALITY project aims to increase the local employability of international higher education degree students within the fields of engineering and business administration. This focus on ‘employability’ is congruent with the global narrative on the responsibility of the students to develop their employability in order to gain, and maintain, employment. However, already…
The Employability Activities Catalogue (EAC)
The Employability Activities Catalogue (EAC) Download The Employability Activities Catalogue (EAC) is part of an Intellectual Output within the ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnership “INTERLOCALITY – Increased local employability of international students”. It aims at mapping and collecting employability and retention activities and initiatives within the consortium of the five partners.The Employability Activities Catalogue is the basis…
First phase finished: International Alumni Monitoring Tool
Subproject IAMT Fontys University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) is coordinator of the development of an International Alumni Monitoring Tool (IAMT) within the INTERLOCALITY consortium. This tool will track and collect objective data on the mobility and career progression of international students in the fields of engineering or business administration, and subjective data on their perceptions of their…