Vice-Chancellor's Report 1978-82

first-degree graduates between 1979 and 1982 was 67% in monetary terms, whereas it was almost 100% during the same period in the case of the higher-degree graduates. More students opted for further studies than before and the upward trend was apparent throughout the four-year period. It is however noted that there were fewer graduates going abroad in 1981 and 1982 than in the two previous years, a fact which may be attributed to the sharp increase in tuition fee and cost of living in most overseas universities. The Appointments Service played an increasingly important role in career guidance and in the placement of graduates. Counselling was mainly administered through individual sessions and group activities, and each year saw an increase in the number of students who made rewarding use of the various facilities available at the Service. The number of organizations in various career fields which recruited through the Appointments Service was also on the increase, and a large range of services related to their recruitment exercises were extended to these employers. 14