Our Why & Professional Development Impact
"In a 21st-century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an Internet connection, where a child born in Dallas is now competing with a child in New Delhi, where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know -- education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it's a prerequisite for success." - U.S. President Barack H. Obama (Source) "Every problem in the world, every global conflict whether it takes place hundreds of thousands of miles away, or right next door, is a global one. It’ll take a global effort with global citizens to stop them. We have a duty to protect each other as humans. It is time that we worked on improving the present, before many more people have to suffer." - Hayagrish | VoicesofYouth.org Forum (Source) "60 percent of all respondents [senior managers of U.S. companies] reported that the hiring and promotion strategy of their companies acknowledge the importance of a study abroad experience." - The Value of International Education to U.S. Business and Industry Leaders: Key Findings from a Survey of CEOs (Source) [Students need to] "be educated to develop habits of the mind that embrace tolerance, a commitment to cooperation, an appreciation of our common humanity, and a sense of responsibility—key elements of global competence. However, not enough is being done in public schools and class-rooms to expose students to global issues. Research shows that most American students, low-income and minority groups in particular, lag behind their peers in other countries in their knowledge of world geography, foreign languages, and cultures." - National Education Association Policy Brief | Education Policy and Practice Department (Source) "The [2015] report found that over the next year around half of companies anticipate an increase in the use of permanent transfers (54%), developmental and training assignments (50%), and locally hired foreigners (47%). Anne Rossier-Renaud, principal in Mercer’s global mobility business, said that “The increased diversification of assignment types adds complexity, which can result in potential compliance and policy challenges for HR and mobility directors,” she said. “However, it also creates opportunities to positively impact the overall business strategy by mobilizing key resources in more flexible and cost effective ways.”" - HR Magazine United Kingdom (Source)- HR Magazine United Kingdom (Source) |