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Research shows ‘digital native’ students seek validation from personal connections

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Despite the breadth of information available online, students still seek advice from someone they trust when making life-changing decisions such as studying overseas, according to new research conducted by IDP Education. Presented at the 2018 Australian International Education Conference in Sydney, IDP’s latest Student Buyer Behaviour study examined almost 3,000 students’ perceptions of the five…
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International Recruitment Content Marketing Series: Leveraging International Alumni

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In this final installment of our international content marketing series, we seek out the rarest of well-honed tools in strategic overseas recruitment plans: strong international alumni networks. Normally the preserve of prestigious institutions that have actively cultivated their former international students for years as part of advancement activities and admissions interviews, precious few institutions leverage…
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Saudi Students in Canada Looking to Other Key Markets

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The ongoing diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and Canada has sparked a pronounced spike in searches by Canada-based users visiting the Hotcourses Middle East (HCME) website, a dramatic decrease in Canada’s market share on the same site and an increase of market share for other key markets. Using the international insights tool (known for tracking…
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Indian student awarded UK scholarship through virtual agency

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Known for offering one of the best automotive engineering programmes in the UK, Coventry University has awarded a full scholarship to a postgraduate student from Pune, India, who was recruited through the Hotcourses India virtual agency. This prestigious Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for Automotive Excellence was officially presented to the high-quality recipient at a meeting hosted…
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International Recruitment Content Marketing Series: International Women in STEM

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International Women in STEM In admissions circles, the rise in popularity of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs among international students is nothing new. Since new regulations came into force in 2008, allowing additional optional practical training (OPT) work authorization time (initially 29 total months, now up to 36 months) for each degree level…
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How Northumbria University welcomes international students

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Interview with Andrew Lane, Deputy Director of International Development at Northumbria University. In April this year, Northumbria University was voted among the top three institutions under the international category at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (#WUSCA). What makes this awards ceremony so powerful is the fact that students themselves are the judges. With 148 institutions…
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How TEF influences student decision-making: looking at data

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When the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) was first launched by the British government in June 2017, one of its main objectives was to guide prospective students in making sound decisions about where to study based on teaching quality and student outcomes. Over a year later, it’s questionable whether prospective students are actually using the TEF…
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International Student Recruitment Content Marketing: The Need for Foreign Language Translations

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The Need for Foreign Language Translations Having recovered from the whirlwind that is the annual NAFSA Conference, we reflect on how small the world has become with a gathering of over 9500 attendees from 100+ countries. Each trip into the Expo Hall served as a reminder of the many languages we speak and the common…
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NAFSA 2018: Creating meaningful connections with today’s digital-first international students

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YAWH – Meeting students halfway “We’ve built a bridge of good will and now we want to meet international students halfway, we want to strengthen the message of #YouAreWelcomeHere, develop world leaders and create a lasting legacy.” These words on the last day of NAFSA 2018 from Temple’s Jessica Sandberg were the perfect way to…
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