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Unemployment, Outsourcing, and Cross-border Partnerships
Robert H. Nigohosian
Director and Professor of Centre for Economic Development College of International Business
Liaoning Normal University and Missouri State University Dalian, China
This presentation will cover:
} Description of the situation
} Proposed solutions
} Resource management
} Projections
Countries Represented
China (Hong Kong)
Congo
Equatorial New Guinea
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Mongolia
Nigeria
Russia
Senegal
USA
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Faculty and Staff
Two Great Universities
One Great Program
Liaoning Normal University (LNU) and Missouri State University (MSU) created the LNU-MSU College of International Business in 2000. The language of instruction is English, and all faculty meet the hiring standards of both universities
You also have the option to complete a Missouri State University BS degree in General Business, while staying all four years in Dalian. Studying in China will cost approximately $10,000 (including housing, etc) per academic year
The Situation
} Unemployment rate for college grads about 22%
} Unemployed: includes those who were not employed, were available for work, and has tried to find employment during the previous 4 weeks. Also, it includes those waiting to be recalled to a job from which they ad been laid off.the employment rate among college graduate students in China from 1996 to 2005 was 93.7%, 97.1%, 76.8%, 79.3%, 82.0%, 90.0%, 80.0%, 70.0%, 73.0% and 72.6%.
Conclusion
} On third annual Globalization and Economic Policy Center (GEP) conference, Albert Park, professor of the economy of China at Oxford University, said that college graduate unemployment was only a short-term problem, because the Chinese economy will have the ability to absorb the increasing number of Chinese college graduate students (Graduate jobs, rising wages forecast in China's economic changes).
} how does it come into being?
Ø the number of college graduate students has rapidly increased.
college-building booms Vocational schools —— four-year college
} The Enrollment Expansion in 1999
} In 1998, the Declaration of the World Conference on Higher Education in Paris was organized by UNESCO
} In 1999, the government decided to accelerate the pace of expansion of enrollment.
} “The number of new intake of college students on average grew 22% annually between 1998 and 2006” (Zhao and Huang).
Number of Graduates and Unemployed Graduates
Competition fierce
} The need for grads to have some “job-like” experience
} Stand out
} Develop the competitive edge
} Discover the importance of relationship building
} Proposed solutions
} Determine demand
} Conduct a survey/needs assessment
Demand
} 81% of sample size 380 said they wanted an intern experience
Conclusion
} Unemployment issues in China have become a focus of much social concern, especially for new graduates and returnees.
} If we want a harmonious society, the unemployment issue must be solved effectively.
} It is essential for government, society and individuals to make concerted efforts to settle unemployment pro-actively, such as:
} University/Business Partnerships
} Develop strong relationships with local companies
} Foster an Intern Program
} Work in a cooperative fashion with local businesses
} To form scholarship funds
} Create a Co-Op program with local businesses where students may get paid for work done at the business before they graduate
