Diversification of Student Recruitment Markets, the Vaccine for Higher Education
2 April 2020
8:00 CET / 17:00 AEDT / 14:00 CST
About the Webinar
The ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19 is causing a huge stir around the world. Scientists are running at full speed to develop a vaccine to contain its spread. Nevertheless, it takes several years to develop a vaccine against a disease – not early enough to overcome the outbreak.
But how exactly is this outbreak affecting the world of international education?
It is no secret that China has been the world’s largest source of international students. Countries like Australia, the US or the UK have been over-reliant on Chinese students for many, and they are now heavily impacted by the outbreak which is disrupting student mobility and limits international travel.
It is about time universities take the necessary vaccination to ensure more diversity on their campuses!
Join our webinar to learn more about diversification in international student recruitment. We have three tremendous experts who are thrilled to tell you more about the most promising recruitment countries in Asia and Africa.
Registration deadline: 1 April 2020
Speakers
Andrew is an independent professional with thirty years’ experience in international education leadership and management roles based in England, Scotland and China, as well as extensive experience of the Indian and US education markets.
As Vice Principal & Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement at the University of the West of Scotland, Andrew led global engagement strategy and was the executive lead for London Campus.
Andrew also introduced major initiatives with China as part of developing the university’s presence there.
As International Director at Leeds Beckett University Andrew led on international marketing, student recruitment, and admissions to the UK, managing colleagues at home and in India and Beijing.
As the British Council’s Education Director in China in the early nineties, Andrew led on bi-lateral education diplomacy, education reform projects in China, and marketing the UK as a study abroad destination to the Chinese market in the days when student numbers to the UK increased rapidly.
René is the Founder and Director of EDUQUATOR, an Africa focused consultancy firm, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an international education and development expert.
He has a long-standing career and an excellent track record in the following areas:
- strategy and business development, international marketing for the (private) education sector
- developing labour market and industry-driven TVET/skills development programs
- capacity development for TVET and Higher Education Institutions, enhancing their skills in income generation, consultancy services and applied research and the establishment of private sector linkages (business and industry)
- institutional development through leadership and management support, training, scholarships
- project development and management of medium to large-scale (private and donor-funded) education projects in emerging and developing countries.
René has been living and working in Africa since 2004.
He has also worked for IDP in Europe and was a Director of StudyWorld (Netherlands). He is an international education advisor to various programs and organisations in Europe, Australia, North-America.
Mike is currently the Director for Global Student Recruitment at the University of Canberra (UC), Chair and Treasurer of the Australian Universities International Directors Forum (AUIDF), and Board Member of IEAA.
Prior to his role at UC, he worked in international education as an Australian Diplomat in New Delhi, as Director of International Education Policy for the Department of Home Affairs and as a Ministerial Advisor to Senator Michaelia Cash.