International -Study -PRESENTATION -FINAL-VERSION .pdf

DISCUSSION1. Personal and career development for the internationalstudents through the education and experience of living andstudying in Canada.Personal development and the ‘quality’ of the Canadian education are not examinedin this UNBSJ study. However, Graduate this Preparation research identifies Series (GPS), several designed disconnects to help between senior-levelinternational student aspirations and institutional realities:international students plan and prepare for their final year as well as forlife as a new graduate in a professional working environment (sessions on• Over half of administrators acknowledge support services are lagging internationalstudente.g. careergrowthpath development, job hunting, mock interviews) followed by• Few paid institutions internship have with established local business/organizationinternational student specific programing in• Career goal development• Leadership development• Graduate program advising26