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Paid work experience and ‘sandwich degrees’ help boost social mobility – new research

Paid work experience and ‘sandwich degrees’ help boost social mobility – new research

The upper echelons of British society are filled with graduates from elite universities. These universities are, in turn, disproportionately full of students from wealthier backgrounds, many of whom went to private school. For these graduates, their top education and superior knowledge of the “rules of the game” regarding how institutions work gains them entry-level graduate jobs in […] … learn more→

Why school kids need more exposure to the world of work

Why school kids need more exposure to the world of work

All students need to experience the world of work, particularly work of the future, long before they leave school, according to a new report out today. The latest Mitchell Institute report, Connecting the worlds of learning and work, says collaborating with industry and the community is vital to better prepare children and young people for future […] … learn more→

Work experience should be a job requirement for academics

Work experience should be a job requirement for academics

As head of professional development at a research-intensive university in Hong Kong, it is part of my job to prepare professors as well as possible to, in turn, prepare their students for the future. One widely discussed problem is that, in the midst of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution – the age of robots and […] … learn more→