Integration of students from Bangladesh into the Danish labour Market
Author
Alom, Md Khorshed
Term
4. term
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-05-06
Abstract
In recent years Denmark has seen growing numbers of international students, yet many leave after graduation due to difficulties entering the job market. This thesis examines the challenges Bangladeshi students face when integrating into the Danish labour market and how they navigate them. It employs a qualitative case study using a mono-method design with 10 semi-structured interviews of Bangladeshi graduates who completed higher education in Denmark and are currently employed in Danish companies. Findings are interpreted through Activity Theory and Work Adjustment Theory and analysed thematically. Four overarching themes emerge: language proficiency, job market dynamics and networking, workplace integration, and stringent immigration policy. Participants also shared strategies to overcome barriers and offered recommendations for universities and employers to ease future students’ transition to work. The study is relevant for international students, employers, and policymakers seeking to improve the retention of foreign graduates in Denmark.
I de seneste år er antallet af internationale studerende i Danmark vokset, men mange forlader landet efter endt uddannelse på grund af barrierer i mødet med arbejdsmarkedet. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvilke udfordringer studerende fra Bangladesh møder i deres vej ind på det danske arbejdsmarked, og hvordan de håndterer dem. Studiet er et kvalitativt casestudie baseret på en mono-metode med 10 semi-strukturerede interviews med bangladeshiske kandidater, som har afsluttet en videregående uddannelse i Danmark og nu arbejder i danske virksomheder. Fundene fortolkes i lyset af aktivitetsteori og Work Adjustment Theory og analyseres tematisk. Analysen peger på fire hovedtemaer: sprogkompetencer, arbejdsmarkedsdynamikker og netværk, integration på arbejdspladsen samt stram udlændinge- og arbejdstilladelsespolitik. Deltagerne beskrev også strategier til at overvinde barrierer og fremsatte forslag til uddannelsesinstitutioner og arbejdsgivere, som kan lette fremtidige studerendes overgang til arbejde. Resultaterne er relevante for internationale studerende, arbejdsgivere og beslutningstagere, der ønsker at styrke fastholdelsen af udenlandske kandidater i Danmark.
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