Abstract:
In 2021, East West University (EWU) entered its 25th year of pursuing excellence in higher
education. To the best of our knowledge, despite admirable performance by a large share of
EWU alumni in their chosen profession, no systematic information is available regarding
current and historical performance of EWU alumni. In this research, we surveyed EWU
alumni and used this information to develop systematic understanding of EWU graduates’ job
market performance. Specifically, we explored three broad areas: (i) reaching the alumni, (ii)
developing a comprehensive alumni profile, and (iii) identifying the potential benefits of alumni
involvement. A total of 9,329 alumni responses were collected; of these, nearly 74% completed
undergraduate degrees at EWU while the rest were graduate alumni. Wherever appropriate, we
conducted the analysis by faculty to decouple the differences and nuances among the science,
arts and business faculties. We found that nearly 64% of our undergraduate alumni are involved
in jobs, 7% are involved in businesses, and an additional 12% are currently full-time students
engaged in higher studies. Therefore, around 17% of our undergraduate alumni are currently not
involved in jobs or businesses. We learned that about one in every two undergraduate alumni
seeking employment found a job within the first three months after graduation. Our results
also indicate that EWU alumni are employed in a wide variety of sectors including newly
emerging sectors, e.g., e-commerce, business process outsourcing, travel and hospitality, etc.
More detailed results and analysis are provided in the report.
Description:
Working Paper is a routine publication of EWUCRT. This is a preliminary research report
published after its review by at least two experts in the field. Thereafter, it is circulated to a
wider audience of readers including students, faculty and specialists in the field for comments.
EWUCRT earnestly requests the readers of the report to share their comments with us
electronically using e-mail id: ewucrt@ewubd.edu.