COVID-19 Impact: assessing the damage for 2020-2021 and beyond
29 September 2020
15:00 GMT+1 (London time) | 16:00 CEST (Amsterdam time)
About the Panel Discussion
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 this year, universities were faced with uncertainty and plenty of open questions, especially about the autumn intake of international students and the future of international education in general.
In this panel discussion, we will address how significant the actual decline in international enrolments has been for UK universities and business schools and what lessons can be learned towards the January and September intakes of 2021.
Registration deadline: 28th of September 2020
Speakers
Bobby has worked in the Higher Education sector in the UK since August 1999. He worked at 3 different universities and has held a number of different positions during this time and these roles have included the Deputy Head of International Recruitment, Head of International & Business Development in the Faculty of Business and Society, Head of Student Recruitment and Head of Enquiries & Admissions and International & EU Recruitment.
In April 2017 Bobby was appointed to the post of Director of UoP Global at the University of Portsmouth where he is now responsible for:
• Strategic Lead and Management of UoP Global
• International Marketing and Recruitment
• International Student Support
• Student Mobility
• International Business Development and Partnerships
During Bobby’s time working in the Higher Education sector in the UK he has been fortunate to have been able to gain a lot of experience working in different market around the globe developing links and partnerships. Bobby has also done a lot of cross sector work and is currently Chair of the British Universities International Liaison Association (BUILA).
Phil Baty is an international authority on university performance and strategy, with more than 23 years of experience in global higher education, including a decade as Editor of the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and its derivative analyses. He is an award-winning journalist, a sought-after speaker and commentator and was the founder of the prestigious THE World Academic Summit.
He tweets from @Phil_Baty
Anne is Chief Executive of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, a representative body for the UK’s business schools, and Executive Director of the Small Business Charter, which recognises and supports business schools that have proven commitment and success in helping small businesses grow. Prior to that she had been Chief Executive of the Institute of Financial Services, part of what is now the London Institute of Banking and Finance. She has also worked in banking and as a Secondary school Maths teacher.
She was awarded an OBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. She is a Higher Education Commissioner with Policy Connect and sits on the British Academy’s Research and Higher Education Policy Committee.
Thijs is Director Analytics and Consulting Team at Studyportals since 2015 and partner of iE&D Solutions BV since 2006. Some of his recent clients are: University of London, Karolisnka Institute, University of Groningn, Utrecht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Jönköping University, Uppsala University, VU University Amsterdam, Radboud University, University of Twente, University of the Arctic, Tromsø University, College of Europe and NHTV Breda University. From 1989 until 2005 Thijs worked for Tilburg University (14 yrs; NL), the ERASMUS Bureau in Brussels and for Sheffield Hallam University (1.5 yrs; UK).
Thijs is the founder of the Professional Section on Marketing & Recruitment of the European Association for International Education (EAIE). He was the chair of M&R from 2002 until 2008 and was a member of EAIE’s Executive Board from 2004 until 2008. In 2006 he published a book on The Impact of Tuition Fees on International Student Recruitment and in September 2009, Thijs was awarded the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice of the EAIE.