University education is a significant factor in the socio-economic development of a nation and as such is expected to improve the employability capacity of the graduates. Achieving this goal, however, depends on various factors. The present study investigated the factors affecting the employability of engineering graduates of Iranian universities. To analyse this issue, a systematic grounded theory (GT) approach, drawing on in-depth interviews with academic and industry experts, was used. The participants were selected using a purposive strategy. The data analyses showed that employability is a context-oriented issue, and in addition to the university and its internal mechanisms, external factors are also involved. Based on the data, a model is presented and analysed to explain the employability of engineering graduates.

His areas of teaching and research interest include mechanical engineering design, design methodologies, and dynamic systems. His primary interest is teaching at undergraduate and graduate-level courses in the area of solid mechanics and design.

where he earned his Ph.D. degree in May 2004. His general research area is in thermal/fluid sciences with more background in micro/mini-channel heat transfer and fluid flow, thermal system design and simulation, two-phase flow, condensation and evaporation. His other areas of interest include electronics cooling/thermal management and microfluidic/thermal devices.

Introduction: Internationalization of Higher Education is a process of facing the challenges of globalization that has been the focus of attention by the world's leading universities. The purpose of the present study was to model internationalization of universities with emphasis on multilevel governance. Methods: This study utilizes phenomenological qualitative research method and interviews with selected sample of managers and faculty members of 6 universities (Shahid Chamran Ahvaz, Shiraz, Kurdistan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Allameh Tabatabaei, Tehran and Ferdowsi Mashhad) has been done in 2017-18 .Interviews were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin coding methods (open, selective, and axial).Results: The internationalization model of universities includes five dimensions of economic and social factors (competition for resource acquisition, meeting community needs and peripheral environment, commercialization and geographical and regional location of the university), human and cultural factors (human resource capabilities, cultural interactions and human resource motivation), scientific and technological factors (components of the nature of science, curriculum and teaching, technology and educational and research equipment, as well as the production and dissemination of science), organizational and structural factors (organizational management, university and group autonomy, and the functions of the university), and political and governmental factors (international funding components of strategic plans, ideologies of national development programs and international diplomatic missions). Conclusion:Universities need to step up in order to gain international accreditation, and the model needs to be the guide for the university to move in that direction.

One of the most significant prerequisites for an innovative school is the presence of transformational leaders and knowledge sharing. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the transformational leadership on organizational innovation with the mediating role of knowledge management. It applied research by orientation, descriptive research by purpose, survey research by strategy, causal research by nature, and a questionnaire in terms of data collection methods. Data were collected from 265 school principals, expert officers and deputy managers at the Department of Education of Dasht-e Azadegan county, Khuzestan province, Iran. As the target population was small, census sampling was adopted and all the 265 members participated in the survey. For data collection, the Multifactor Leadership, Organizational Innovation, and Knowledge Management Questionnaires were used, whose reliability (using Cronbach’s alpha) was estimated to be 0.89, 0.93, and 0.91, respectively. Factor analysis was used for validity assessment. For data analysis, structural equation modeling in Amos software was employed. The results showed that components of intellectual stimulation, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, and individualized consideration, both directly and through the mediating role of knowledge management, influence organizational innovation of schools.