Graduate employability and the relevance of skills that students leave university with are key challenges facing higher education in many countries.

Indeed, there are concerns amongst education leaders globally that as the number of young people receiving higher education increases, many will struggle to secure jobs that meet their expectations, particularly in the face of increasing global competition and tough economic times since the 2008 financial crisis.

Data from organisations such as the World Bank shows that graduates in many countries are in fact ill-equipped for the workplace, based on employer feedback, prompting soul-searching within universities about what should constitute education in the 21st century, and their roles to foster it.

Please find a summary of the China session, ‘Driving China’s Economy - Can Education Deliver?’ discussed at Going Global conference in March 2013.