Attempt to allow more foreign students stay and work

  

In the near doubling of foreign nationals, as an academic degree in Denmark 2008-2014 is a step forward, but the government must do more to ensure that foreign students to remain in employment and, according to Minister of Higher Education and Science Essen Lund Larsen.

International students now account for nearly one in 10 students in Denmark, having risen from 13,689 in 2008 to 26,243 in 2014, a jump of 92%.

10 major sending countries are Norway (2948), Germany (2622), Romania (2116), Sweden (1579), Lithuania (1347), Bulgaria (1117), Poland (874), Hungary (873) and Italy Iceland (727).

"It's nice to have so many foreign students in Denmark, but when we use our resources to educate them, we must also do more to stop them and work in Denmark after graduation," said Lund Larsen in a statement, published in the press

He therefore began work on developing a strategy for the international Make graduates remain in Denmark, he said.

"We will focus on all regions and not just in major cities, so that enterprises throughout Denmark have access to the labor they need."

He also said that the ministry in 2015 with DKK3 million (US $ 437,000) for higher education institutions to undertake pilot projects on how they can be employed graduates to work in the Danish regions or communities.

In a statement, he cited a new report showing that working conditions in Denmark have a decisive influence on whether international graduates decide to stay or leave, and that specific job offers from abroad, are also strong pull factor.

Some 5,000 international students and exchange students who responded to the survey in 2012 were asked if they could be connected later, and 4727 of them were identified and sent a questionnaire in the summer of 2014 from which 40 percent responded.

Study the report asked: "What factors are important for international students to stay in Denmark after graduation?"

Follow-up study of 2014 is designed to check whether respondents are still living in Denmark and came workforce or left Denmark for their home country or another destination.

Factors cited by respondents as reasons why they stayed in Denmark: the balance between work time and leisure time in working life Danish; Wage levels; access to professional development and challenges; and exposure to international training.

The reasons for people leaving are: a job offer from abroad Denmark or professional or social network outside Denmark.

The study broke down the personal characteristics of respondents and found that the existence of the Danish partner increases the chances of stay; The greater graduate better chance of staying; having worked together studying more likely to stay; as is done with a good knowledge of Danish. In addition, the majority of graduates of technical degrees or health stay in Denmark.

Students from other Nordic countries are less likely to remain in Denmark.

Of those surveyed, 54% were working and 46% were looking for work. A total of 36% were applied for more than 40 jobs; 72% are employed in the private sector and 22% in the public sector. About 40% are working in companies with more than 100 employees.