TY - JOUR
T1 - Student employability via university-industry linkages
AU - Ashraf, Rana Umair
AU - Hou, Fujun
AU - Kirmani, Syed Ali Ashiq
AU - Ilyas, Muhammad
AU - Zaidi, Syed Anees Haider
AU - Ashraf, Muhammad Saeed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The purposefulness of this research is to identify the university-industry (U-I) activities and linkages that enhance student skills and employability. Gleaned from Pakistan, data were collected and analyzed from 405 students and faculty members, from the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and employees from pesticide companies. The Mann Whitney U-Test and the Kruskal-Wallis test help identify crucial U-I activities and linkages that enhance student skills and employability. The results show that internships and particularly international ones, along with stipends are most pertinent, especially in developing countries. Also important are joint projects, along with industrial involvement in curriculum development. Despite its qualifications, the research contribution is significant, as a few studies conducted in Pakistan can truly help policymakers in the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
AB - The purposefulness of this research is to identify the university-industry (U-I) activities and linkages that enhance student skills and employability. Gleaned from Pakistan, data were collected and analyzed from 405 students and faculty members, from the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and employees from pesticide companies. The Mann Whitney U-Test and the Kruskal-Wallis test help identify crucial U-I activities and linkages that enhance student skills and employability. The results show that internships and particularly international ones, along with stipends are most pertinent, especially in developing countries. Also important are joint projects, along with industrial involvement in curriculum development. Despite its qualifications, the research contribution is significant, as a few studies conducted in Pakistan can truly help policymakers in the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
KW - Pakistan
KW - University industry linkages
KW - pesticide industry
KW - student employability skills
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047260406&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/HSM-18269
DO - 10.3233/HSM-18269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047260406
SN - 0167-2533
VL - 37
SP - 219
EP - 232
JO - Human Systems Management
JF - Human Systems Management
IS - 2
ER -