After Graduation

What have our students done after they graduated? Here are some answers from the surveys conducted by the Institute.

 

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Our surveys of graduates carried out since 2008 show that almost all of the Institute’s students had obtained prior professional or internship experience, often in an international environment, during their studies. After graduation, the average time to secure an academic or professional position for more than 90% of our students was less than 4 months. While our recent graduates typically favor the public sector, they also remain strongly present in the not-for-profit, private and academic sectors. 

 

 

One year after

 

One year after their graduation, 56% of our graduates chose to stay in Switzerland while the rest went off to work all around the world.
 

The public sector attracted 37% of them. 66% went to international organisations.
 

The next most popular sector was the not-for-profit one with 26% of the graduates. 64% of them chose non-governmental organisations working on a diverse range of issues.
 

The private sector accounted for 20% of our young graduates. 30% of the graduates oriented themselves toward consulting services, followed by banking and financial services (22%).

The remaining 17% of our graduates either continued their studies towards another master, a PhD or conducted research work as part of an academic institution.

ONE YEAR AFTER
 

One year after their graduation, 52% of our graduates choose to stay in Switzerland while the rest went off to work all around the world.

The public sector attracted 36% of them. 64% went to international organisations.

The next most popular sector was the not-for-profit one with 26% of the graduates. 68% of them chose non-governmental organisations working on a diverse range of issues.

The private sector accounted for 21% of our young graduates. 31% of the graduates oriented themselves toward consulting services, followed by small and medium enterprises (SME's), entrepreneurship and start-ups (19%).

The remaining 17% of our graduates either continued their studies towards another master, a PhD or conducted research work as part of an academic institution.

 

FIVE YEARS AFTER (CLASS OF 2017)
 

Five years after their graduation, 96% of the alumnae-i have a stable professional activity and 48% of them choose to stay in Switzerland while the rest went off to work all around the world.

The employment by sector remains quite stable even though the private sector seems to attract the more seasoned graduates with 28% of them. 26% oriented themselves toward small and medium enterprises (SME's), entrepreneurship and start-ups followed by consulting services (25%).

The most popular sector was still the public one, which attracted 32% of our alumnae-i. 55% of them went to international organisations.

22% of the alumnae-i are engaged in the not-for-profit sector, 56% of them chose non-governmental organisations working on a diverse range of issues.

The remaining 18% of our alumnae-i work in the academic sector. Few of them went back to studies towards another master, a PhD, an Executive Education or conducted research work as part of an academic institution.

TEN YEARS AFTER (CLASS OF 2012)


Ten years after their graduation, 98% of the alumnae-i have a stable professional activity. 43% of them choose to stay in Switzerland while the rest went off to work all around the world.

The employment by sector remains quite stable even though the private sector seems to attract the more seasoned graduates with 27% of them. 39% oriented themselves toward small and medium enterprises (SME's), entrepreneurship and start-ups followed by consulting services (21%).

The most popular sector was still the public one, which attracted 38% of our alumnae-i. 57% of them went to international organisations.

19% of the alumnae-i are engaged in the not-for-profit sector, 55% of them chose non-governmental organisations working on a diverse range of issues.

The remaining 16% of our alumnae-i work in the academic sector. Few of them went back to studies towards another master, a PhD, an Executive Education or conducted research work as part of an academic institution.

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