Given the skills shortage due to demographic and technological changes in Germany, especially in STEM professions, international students are an important target group for German employers. Although research has been carried out on international students, their integration and their academic success in their host country, only few studies have investigated the role of social relationships from the perspective of international students as potential employees in Germany. In our research project, we focus on international (STEM) students’ well-being and further experiences, their future prospects, and in particular on their social relationships within and outside the university. We use quantitative and qualitative methods, i.e., the combination of a three-wave quantitative panel study and interviews with international (STEM) students at Leibniz Universität Hannover.
| Duration: | 2023-2025 |
| Funding: | Leibniz Centre for Science and Society (LCSS) |
| Project Leaders | Prof. Dr. Lysann Zander, Prof. Dr. Christian Imdorf |
| Further project members | Jannika Haase (M.Ed.) |
