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This study, based on a questionnaire survey, identifies the various factors which influence accounting students at the University of the South Pacific, being the only university in this region, to choose their discipline of study, their area of employment/specialisation after graduation, and acceptance of their first employment position. A knowledge of students' aspirations and preferences provides an insight into the quality of the profession in the future and has immediate benefits for the attraction and retention of graduates. A comparison is made with Saubert's (1991) study of students in the USA. In general the results show that accounting students in the South Pacific are motivated by similar factors to those indicated in other studies. Pecuniary interests are not the only important factors in choosing accounting as a discipline of study but are coupled with an expectation of challenging and satisfying work. For the purpose of accepting a job offer, the most important factors are prospects for advancement and professional training, together with job security. Public accounting in an international firm is the most preferred area of employment, while teaching at university and high school are the least preferred areas.

This paper examines the changes that have taken place in the extent and nature of management education programmes for international business activity offered by Australian universities, i.e. the extent to which Australian universities have provided educational support in the recent major expansion of international business activity by Australia’s corporate sector. With the increase in overseas activity by the Australian corporate sector there has been a statistically significant increase in the offering of international business degrees at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Furthermore, consistent with the literature on managerial knowledge requirements for global operation, there has also been a shift towards more appropriately balanced degree structures consisting of business or technical knowledge courses and cultural knowledge courses.

Three years after the COVID epidemic and the measures put in place by governments, the authors still cannot measure the full impact of them on the well-being and mental health of adolescents. This population was particularly impacted by this crisis, and some subgroups of young people, such as those from migration backgrounds, have been confronted with additional challenges. This paper aims to explore and describe the perspective and experience of migrant adolescents during the lockdown period

The authors performed 13 semi-structured interviews with migrant adolescents (nine females, median age 16) at the pediatric policlinic of Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland between November 2020 and January 2021. Participants had been living in Switzerland for an average of 2.3 years. Three of them were staying in a refugee reception centre. A thematic content analysis was carried out to extract themes and topics.

Participants had difficulty understanding information about COVID-19 in general. Remote learning was described as stressful due to various factors and lockdown had an impact on their future plans, such as finding an apprenticeship. Some young people were already socially isolated, but families were generally supportive. They expressed particular concerns, such as the family’s financial situation and the difficulty of living in refugee reception centres.

In the event of further lockdown, special attention must be paid to these adolescents to ensure their proper development and integration. Comprehensive follow-up of this population during and after the pandemic is essential.

This study provides a better understanding of the pandemic experience of migrant adolescents and underlines their difficulties.