This study employs an institutional time perspective to examine the study abroad and job-seeking practices of Chinese returnees from one-year taught master's programs. While existing research often views returnee students as transnational human capital, it seldom focuses on their individual experiences or considers the unique temporal challenges posed by one-year programs during mobility. Through semi-structured interviews with 19 participants, this research reveals that Chinese returnees from one-year taught master's programs face significant time acceleration and compression challenges throughout different mobility phases. These challenges, influenced by the program's duration and domestic campus recruitment timing, affect their decision-making for overseas study, educational experiences, and job-seeking processes. In response, returnees adopt strategies essentially navigating a complex temporal landscape shaped by institutional constraints. This study contributes to the literature on international student mobility by focusing on the unique temporal aspects of one-year taught master's programs and interweaving the processes of studying abroad and job hunting through an employment-oriented perspective. It highlights the complex interplay between institutional time frames and individual strategies in the context of Chinese returnees from one-year master's programs, thereby advancing the temporal dimension in the discourse on international student mobility and labor market transitions.

Authors:
Danni Zhang, Peking University, China

About the Presenter(s)
Ms Danni Zhang is currently a postgraduate student of higher education at School of Education, Peking University, China.

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