Xiujuan is currently pursuing a DPhil in Education, researching students’ transition from UK universities to the global labour market.
Her current research interests are centred on exploring the relationships between educational attainment, skills acquisition and labour market outcomes, alongside the economics of education and international education. She is a Kellogg Scholar and a Chevening Scholar.
Alongside her studies, Xiujuan works as a project team leader at the University of the West of England’s Employability and Enterprise Department. She has previously worked at the University of Bristol’s Careers Service and as a manager and English teacher at New Channel Education Group. She is an AGCAS Postgraduate Taught Task Group member. She was also an Advisory Group member for a Universities UK international (UUKi) research project titled “What do international graduates do?”
Xiujuan was raised in Xinjiang, China and completed her undergraduate studies in Beijing. In 2013 she completed a Master of Education course at the University of Bristol.
THESIS TITLE: Mapping Masters students’ transition from UK universities to the global labour market: a two-part exploration
PUBLICATIONS
- Why work part-time while studying? The University of Bristol Careers Service website, June 2015.
- Making the most of your summer internship. The University of Bristol Careers Service website, May 2015.
- 新托福听力7天突破 7 Days to a Score of 30 in TOEFL iBT Listening, 李传伟 & 王秀娟 Chuanwei Li & Xiujuan Wang,中国出版集团中译出版社 China Publishing Group, 2015年5月1日 1st May 2015.
- Want to work in the UK after your degree but can’t get a visa – have you tried Tier 5? The University of Bristol Careers Service website, March 2015.