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Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia

The multitude of existing research conducted within the field of study abroad generally reinforces the popular understanding that the practice not only broadens the mind, provides valuable experiences and enhances stagnating perspectives, but also contributes to a skillset that is becoming incre...

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Main Authors: Nordiana Mohd Nordin,, Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim,, Jamshed Khalid,, Anees Janee Ali,, Azman Mat Isa,, Norizan Anwar,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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spelling my-ukm.journal.170682021-07-15T02:04:07Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17068/ Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia Nordiana Mohd Nordin, Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Jamshed Khalid, Anees Janee Ali, Azman Mat Isa, Norizan Anwar, The multitude of existing research conducted within the field of study abroad generally reinforces the popular understanding that the practice not only broadens the mind, provides valuable experiences and enhances stagnating perspectives, but also contributes to a skillset that is becoming increasingly necessary for success in the globally focused world of today. Despite the evidence supporting their effectiveness, relatively few undergraduate students of Malaysia choose to participate in some form of study abroad programmes especially to the ASEAN countries. The following analysis will examine the potential reasoning of why this is so. In this context the focus is on the mobility programme on the short-term exchange and study abroad issues. Through the survey, this research examined the attitudes and inhibitions of undergraduate university students as they relate to studying abroad and to what extent these perceptions fall in line with the escalating importance of employability. Used as an exemplifying case of Asian Mobility for Students Programmes (AIMS), ten participating public universities under the AIMS-Malaysia furnished the sample of participants used in this study. Factors such as a student’s previous international travel experience and awareness of available programmes are seen to influence these perceptions to some degree. The students highlighted the benefits of studying abroad as to have better understanding of cultural differences and new friends share the same highest mean. The students also developed their soft skills by being more independent, confident and improve their problem-solving skills. In addition, they also have better communication, self-assessment and personal skills. The finding also showed that the most important criteria that the alumni being hired for their first job after graduation are communication skills, high adaptability, analytical thinking and problem solving. These findings corroborate international student mobility programmes whilst providing additional insight through student testimony. Indeed, AIMS programme leverages the competency and employability of students, hence contributes to producing global citizens and ASEAN harmonization. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17068/1/40242-132530-1-PB.pdf Nordiana Mohd Nordin, and Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, and Jamshed Khalid, and Anees Janee Ali, and Azman Mat Isa, and Norizan Anwar, (2020) Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia. AKADEMIKA, 90 (2(SI)). pp. 51-62. ISSN 0126-5008 https://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/1275
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description The multitude of existing research conducted within the field of study abroad generally reinforces the popular understanding that the practice not only broadens the mind, provides valuable experiences and enhances stagnating perspectives, but also contributes to a skillset that is becoming increasingly necessary for success in the globally focused world of today. Despite the evidence supporting their effectiveness, relatively few undergraduate students of Malaysia choose to participate in some form of study abroad programmes especially to the ASEAN countries. The following analysis will examine the potential reasoning of why this is so. In this context the focus is on the mobility programme on the short-term exchange and study abroad issues. Through the survey, this research examined the attitudes and inhibitions of undergraduate university students as they relate to studying abroad and to what extent these perceptions fall in line with the escalating importance of employability. Used as an exemplifying case of Asian Mobility for Students Programmes (AIMS), ten participating public universities under the AIMS-Malaysia furnished the sample of participants used in this study. Factors such as a student’s previous international travel experience and awareness of available programmes are seen to influence these perceptions to some degree. The students highlighted the benefits of studying abroad as to have better understanding of cultural differences and new friends share the same highest mean. The students also developed their soft skills by being more independent, confident and improve their problem-solving skills. In addition, they also have better communication, self-assessment and personal skills. The finding also showed that the most important criteria that the alumni being hired for their first job after graduation are communication skills, high adaptability, analytical thinking and problem solving. These findings corroborate international student mobility programmes whilst providing additional insight through student testimony. Indeed, AIMS programme leverages the competency and employability of students, hence contributes to producing global citizens and ASEAN harmonization.
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author Nordiana Mohd Nordin,
Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim,
Jamshed Khalid,
Anees Janee Ali,
Azman Mat Isa,
Norizan Anwar,
spellingShingle Nordiana Mohd Nordin,
Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim,
Jamshed Khalid,
Anees Janee Ali,
Azman Mat Isa,
Norizan Anwar,
Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
author_facet Nordiana Mohd Nordin,
Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim,
Jamshed Khalid,
Anees Janee Ali,
Azman Mat Isa,
Norizan Anwar,
author_sort Nordiana Mohd Nordin,
title Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
title_short Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
title_full Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
title_fullStr Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Study abroad benefits and graduates employability: Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS): Malaysia
title_sort study abroad benefits and graduates employability: asian international mobility for students programme (aims): malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17068/1/40242-132530-1-PB.pdf
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