Top 100 schools spotlight universities with best employability in new study
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MELBOURNE, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Florida Tech soars to number 17 in the latest edition of the influential Global Employability University Rankings and Survey (GEURS).th Among US schools on the list 76th Overall among all 250 ranked universities.
Florida Tech’s overall ranking has moved up 85 places from the 2021 GEURS report, the largest move in the 2022-23 edition.
“We are proud of this ranking, which reflects Florida Tech’s focus on advancing the careers of our learners,” said the university’s executive vice president, president and COO. says Marco Carvalho. “This approach is now underpinned by our STEM philosophy and reinforced by Florida Tech’s hands-on teaching method, which means that students fly planes and build rocket engines from his first year. , fighting simulated cyberattacks and doing much more.”
Florida Tech is one of two Sunshine State institutions in GEURS, with the University of Florida in 167th place.
Based on nearly 100,000 responses from top operations managers in companies around the world, GEURS is created and owned by and published exclusively by Emerging, a Paris-based higher education HR consultancy. Times Higher Education (THE).
A poll was held to assess the employability of 1,000 universities and higher education institutions around the world before the top 250 were determined.
“GEURS, now in its 12th year, shows which universities are better or faster at adapting to the evolving corporate market,” Emerging noted in announcing the new list.
GEURS-ranked institutions are evaluated based on six key “employability factors” identified by employers. They are: Academic Excellence, Professionalism, Postgraduate Skills, Emphasis on Work Experience, Digital Performance, and International Relations.
“Our graduates have professional-level skills in real-world technology because they’ve used real-world technology through their experiences at Florida Tech,” Carvalho explains. “Apple, Boeing, NASA, Deloitte, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, and other companies that employ our graduates say it matters, so we know it matters to employers. We know,’ he said.
Start-up research has long shown that reputation, academic excellence, and alumni’s employability are the three fundamental factors employers evaluate a university. A 2022 study found that employers are increasingly looking for graduates with strong digital literacy and subject matter skills that characterize Florida Tech education.
Specifically, Emerging reports that digital skills have become the most important factor for employers since the Covid-19 pandemic. Specialization and work expertise are also important factors in college performance at universities like the Florida Institute of Technology, which ranks from the top 20 to the top 200.
“Leaders in this pack tend to be universities with strong track records in digital skills and learning, including Arizona State University, Florida Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Berkeley, and Georgia Tech,” the company said. .
Seeta Bhardwa, Editor studentHe adds, “When students and their parents are choosing a college, they want to know that the institution they choose will prepare them for the world of work. It helps us find universities around the world that are teaching students the key skills they need to succeed in the workplace.”
The full report and links to country listings can be found at: Times Higher Education.
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