Abstract
This editorial article introduces the special issue of AIB Insights focused on Student Internships. The issue includes “Note on a Gallup-Purdue University Study and Related Articles: Useful Internships Improve University Graduates Chances of Full-Time Work” by Romie Frederick Littrell; “Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs - Lessons from the CEU Business School New York City Program” by Bala Mulloth, Mel Horwitch, and Erin Newton; “Internships Abroad: A Career Booster for German Students” by Pascal Cromm and Karin Kadow ; and “Increasing Students’ Global Mindset and Entrepreneurial Competencies through E-Consulting Projects” by Amanda Bullough.
Highlights
The second article by Bala Mulloth, Mel Horwitch and Erin Newton, with the CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary, discusses employers’ demands for an increase in learning activities outside of the classroom, and beyond the school’s home city
The third article by Pascal Cromm and Karin Kadow of the Hochschule Aalen & Graduate School Ostwürttemberg, in Aalen, Germany, points out the current requirement of companies regarding young graduates to possess a sound theoretical knowledge related to their degree program, soft skills, and broad foreign language skills
In the German higher education system, the acquisition of practical experience is firmly anchored in study and examination regulations as far as “universities of applied sciences” are concerned
Summary
The second article by Bala Mulloth, Mel Horwitch and Erin Newton, with the CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary, discusses employers’ demands for an increase in learning activities outside of the classroom, and beyond the school’s home city. Their example is a short-term abroad, faculty-led study program in New York City that provides students with an immersive experience in the center of modern and innovative management practices and entrepreneurial initiatives.
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