Cambridge University top in the world for employability of graduates
8 December 2014
Britain’s University of Cambridge has taken top spot in a list of 150 universities worldwide most preferred by recruiters for the employability of graduates.
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
Britain’s University of Cambridge has taken top spot in a list of 150 universities worldwide most preferred by recruiters for the employability of graduates.
The fourth annual list was compiled by French HR consultancy Emerging and German polling institute Trendence. Together, they surveyed 4,500 recruiters in 20 different countries to produce the list.
The research did not focus so much on academic achievement in terms of research and development, but more on the working skills of graduates.
The results show Asian universities are on the rise with Chinese universities, for example, going up an average of five places and another two joining the ranking. South Korea and India also each had two universities join the ranking.
Also on the rise were universities with a particular focus on STEM subjects, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), for example, which each gained five places this year.
Britain, as well as taking the top spot, had 12 other universities represented: University of Oxford (4); University College London (14); Imperial College London (15); University of Edinburgh (18); University of Manchester (25); King’s College London (35); London School of Economics (44); University of Birmingham (60) University of Nottingham (63); London Business School (74); University of Bristol (78); University of Warwick (112).
The US was the most represented in the rankings with 42 universities, including six in the top 10 — Harvard University (2); Yale University (3); California Institute of Technology (5); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6); Stanford University (7); Princeton University (9).
Britain’s University of Cambridge has taken top spot in a list of 150 universities worldwide most preferred by recruiters for the employability of graduates.
The fourth annual list was compiled by French HR consultancy Emerging and German polling institute Trendence. Together, they surveyed 4,500 recruiters in 20 different countries to produce the list.
The research did not focus so much on academic achievement in terms of research and development, but more on the working skills of graduates.
The results show Asian universities are on the rise with Chinese universities, for example, going up an average of five places and another two joining the ranking. South Korea and India also each had two universities join the ranking.
Also on the rise were universities with a particular focus on STEM subjects, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), for example, which each gained five places this year.
Britain, as well as taking the top spot, had 12 other universities represented: University of Oxford (4); University College London (14); Imperial College London (15); University of Edinburgh (18); University of Manchester (25); King’s College London (35); London School of Economics (44); University of Birmingham (60) University of Nottingham (63); London Business School (74); University of Bristol (78); University of Warwick (112).
The US was the most represented in the rankings with 42 universities, including six in the top 10 — Harvard University (2); Yale University (3); California Institute of Technology (5); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6); Stanford University (7); Princeton University (9).
