ABSTRACT
Much of the recent literature on the internationalization of higher education has focused on issues that are mostly internal to the systems of higher education. This literature has addressed issues pertaining to student mobility, including the national origins and destinations of international students; the ways in which universities recruit them; and the role that rankings and the perceived status of universities play in their preferences. Also examined are the challenges that students face in cross-cultural settings; the strategies they use to negotiate these challenges; and the approaches that universities adopt to internationalize their curricula, seeking to provide experiences that prepare students, both local and international, for the requirements of global labor markets. Over the years, there has thus been a growing body of literature on international student pathways, their employability and issues of transition from higher education to the world of work.
