Mar '22 • Student decision making factors are changing - why and how

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Mar '22 • Student decision making factors are changing - why and how

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News & Developments:International education’s continuing response to the war in UkraineMain topic:Students' decision making factors are changing - why and howSponsor:Uniqway.comKeys to the Market:Indonesia

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Mar 21, 2022

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May 2020: How can education agents respond to online study?: Join Tiffany Egler, Diego Valerio Porta, and Matthias Ehizua as they discuss how the #intled sector is approaching recruitment for online study programmes. by ICEF Podcast
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June 2020: What is next for online language learning?: Join Rachel Durcan, Jean-Marc Alberola, Hannah Lindsay and Peter Lahiff as they take a closer look at where the international education industry is going in terms of offering online language learning. by ICEF Podcast
29 min listen
February 2021: Introducing the year of opportunity campaign by HSBC and partners: Join Tony Chen, Head of International Education Proposition at HSBC, David Hawkins, Director & Founder at The University Guys, Nick Bennett, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Fika the Mental Fitness platform, and Carrie Waley, CEO at Mandarin Consulting as they discuss mental health, guidance and university applications, and career coaching for international students in the final episode of this series of the ICEF Exchange. by ICEF Podcast
31 min listen
September 2020: Latin America market update: agent and educator reaction to COVID-19: Join Marcela Wolff-López, Gabriela Ardito, Mauro Alejo Guevara, Claudia Rodríguez, Diana Restrepo Arévalo, Felipe Garcés, and William Herrera as they discuss Latin America's reaction to COVID-19 and the opportunities it has as a competitive academic destination. by ICEF Podcast
60 min listen
November 2020: The Impact of micro credentials on international education: Join Martijn van de Veen, Justin Cooke, and Sean Gallagher as they explore the impact of micro-credentials or alternative qualifications, on the international education industry by ICEF Podcast
39 min listen
July 2020: The outlook for online learning in higher education: Join Gavin Hopper, Ingrid Elliston, Justin Cooke, and Petra Eckerova as they discuss the outlook for online learning in higher education. by ICEF Podcast
45 min listen
May 2020: How can educators engage with agents now?: Join Ian Cann, Robin Garcha, Luke Shorty, and Shawn Silverstone as they discuss how educators can successfully engage with student recruitment agents during the COVID-19 pandemic. by ICEF Podcast
27 min listen
August 2020: Australia's response to student safety, welfare and support during COVID-19: Join a wide panel of international education industry experts as they discuss how Australia's local communities, institutions, agents and regional governments have responded to student welfare and provided support to students during COVID-19. by ICEF Podcast
45 min listen
June 2020: How is COVID-19 impacting student search and school selection?: Join Nick Stevenson, Nick Golding, Rachel Fletcher and Jonah Duffin as they discuss how COVID-19 is impacting student search and school selection in 2020 and explore the role that online channels have to play in responding to this shift. by ICEF Podcast
36 min listen
July 2020: How are educators and agents preparing for the next student intake?: Join Craig Riggs, Eddie West, Umang Gandecha, and Soheil Ahmadi as they discuss how educators and agents are preparing for the next student intake. by ICEF Podcast
40 min listen
October 2020: US international student recruitment in the time of Covid-19: Join Ian Cann, Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Mike Finnell, Bryan Gross, David DiMaria, Franklin Pesantez, and Jennifer Phillips as they take a closer look at US international student recruitment during the Covid-19 pandemic. by ICEF Podcast
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January 2021: Financial solutions for international students: Join, Amit Singh, Founder & CEO at UniCreds, Tony Chen, Head of International Education Proposition at HSBC, and Adam Cross, Director of Marketing at Future Finance as they discuss how providers of financial services and student loans are responding to the challenges resulting from COVID-19 and learn how they intend to support international students during turbulent times. by ICEF Podcast
48 min listen
September 2020: How mental health support is adapting to support students during COVID-19: Join Brittany Goodman, Yasemin Wigglesworth, Clark Hortsing, Christina Furtado, and Jennifer Frankel as they take a closer look at mental health support for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic. by ICEF Podcast
38 min listen
November 2020: Navigating the future of English Language Teaching into 2030 for agents and providers: Join Craig Riggs, Jean-Marc Alberola, Lawrence Jackson and Robin Adams as they explore the future of English Language Teaching (ELT) out to 2030 and its possible impact upon student recruitment agents and education providers. by ICEF Podcast
50 min listen
September 2020: Building safe student corridors: A case study from Canada: Join Robin Garcha, Rachel Lindsey, and Karen Symonds as they discuss how Canada is building safe corridors for international students throughout the country. by ICEF Podcast
40 min listen
August 2020: Re-opening visa services for the ELT sectors in the UK, Ireland and Malta: Need to know the latest information about visa services re-opening in the UK, Ireland and Malta? Join Nick Stevenson, Huan Japes, James Perry, and David O’Grady as they cover the latest situation for English language teaching and international student arrivals. by ICEF Podcast
32 min listen
August 2021: US, UK: the road to pre-covid enrolment numbers in the world’s top 2 study destinations: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, Stephanie Harris, Head of International Engagement at Universities UK International, and Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director of EnglishUSA as they take a closer look at international education enrolment returning to pre-covid numbers for the coming academic year in the world's top two study destinations, the UK and USA. by ICEF Podcast
33 min listen
September 2021: Why agents play a key role in rebuilding international enrolments post-pandemic: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor and Global Higher Education Specialist, Vincenzo Raimo, who is also a researcher in the use of agents in international student recruitment, as they discuss the important role that agents play in rebuilding international student enrolments post-pandemic. by ICEF Podcast
29 min listen
July 2021: Worst hit - quickest to recover? A discussion about the outlook for the global language travel sector: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, and Patrick Brothers, Co-CEO of HolonIQ as they take a closer look at the outlook for the global language travel sector. by ICEF Podcast
35 min listen
October 2021: The educator - agency relationship: room for improvement?: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, Oliver Fortescue, Partner at Edified and Bobby Mehta, Chair of BUILA and Director of University of Portsmouth as they take a closer look at the relationships between agencies and educators and how agency relationships are regulated differently across different countries. Jackie Young, Vice President at FileInvite who are the sponsors of this episode also joins the conversation to share why FileInvite is the simplest and most secure document collection platform for professionals. by ICEF Podcast
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December 2020: How agents are supporting students and parents during online studies: Join Stephanie Zimmermann, Senior Agent Relations Manager, ICEF, David Mandil, Managing Partner, NM Educação Internacional/NM International Education, and Britta Vincent, Founder & Owner, International-sur-Loire as they discuss the role of agents in supporting students and parents during online studies. by ICEF Podcast
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May 2021: Gradual return to student travel: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, Caitlin Phillips Rivera, Director, Partner Operations at Shorelight, and Tim Lorimer, Director of Global Distribution Sales at Etihad Airways as they take a closer look at the gradual return to global student travel. by ICEF Podcast
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Jan '22 • International education - a greener future ahead?: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, Jonathan Dykes, President and Co-founder of Green Standard Schools and CJ Tremblay, Founder and Managing Director of Alethea Global Consulting Cooperative and Founding Member and VP of the Board at Climate Action Network for International Educators (CANIE), as they discuss international education and whether there is a greener future ahead. by ICEF Podcast
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Bonus episode • The student recruitment industry reunited: live discussions from ICEF Berlin: This special episode was recorded at the student recruitment industry’s largest annual gathering, ICEF Berlin, and contains three insightful discussions on topics that mark the reunion of the international education community. Host: Martijn van de Veen, VP Business Development at ICEF. by ICEF Podcast
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November 2021: What if the new normal isn't the normal we knew?: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor and Stephanie Adamson, Assistant Dean of International Admissions and Enrolment at the University of Arizona as they discuss international students and online programmes in 'the new normal.' by ICEF Podcast
30 min listen
June 2021: What can student accommodation bookings tell us about the year ahead?: Join Martijn van de Veen, VP of Business Development at ICEF, Craig Riggs, Editor of ICEF Monitor, Nick Emms, Marketing Consultant, Accommodation for Students, and Elizabeth Cox, Director of BaseLife, BaseCamp Student as they take a closer look at what student accommodation bookings can tell us about the year ahead. by ICEF Podcast
33 min listen
July '22 • Student advising and planning for medical studies abroad: In this episode, we start with a discussion about some recent News & Developments in the International Student Recruitment Industry including how recruiters can best utilise social channels such as TikTok and Instagram to engage with students. For our main topic, host Martijn van de Veen and ICEF Monitor's Editor in chief Craig Riggs focus on international students in health studies. They are joined by Philippe Van Hecke, Director of International Business Development at the SABA University School of Medicine, part of GUS Global University Systems. Then, after a short message from our sponsor, Universidad Europea, we conclude the episode with our Keys to the market section, where this month we will focus on the appeal of Ghana, one of the rapidly growing Western-African source markets for international student recruitment. by ICEF Podcast
33 min listen
Feb '22 • Artificial Intelligence in international student recruitment: In this episode we will be focusing on Artificial Intelligence and discussing what it is and how it it being used in the international student recruitment industry. Alongside key market trends and developments in our sector, we will also be discussing Nigeria as a major source market for international students. This episode is sponsored by iSchoolConnect who help global students gain admission into the perfect university using Artificial Intelligence technology. For further details please visit: https://bit.ly/3BB1jNc by ICEF Podcast
37 min listen
October '22 • Are the traditional ‘student corridors’ under pressure? How global events are affecting international student flows: In this episode, we start with a discussion about recent news and developments in the international student recruitment industry including study tracks top messaging apps and student priorities in key Asian markets. For our main topic, host Martijn van de Veen and ICEF Monitor's Editor in Chief Craig Riggs discuss how global events are impacting traditional 'student corridors' and putting them under pressure. They are joined by Chris Kirk, Director at UCAS International, Mirka Martel, Head of Research, Evaluation and Learning at the Institute of International Education and Alice Wilby, Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University College of Birmingham. Then, after a short message from our sponsor, University College Birmingham, we conclude the episode with our Keys to the market section, where this month we will focus on the appeal of Egypt as a source market f by ICEF Podcast
44 min listen
April '22 • International Education: is studying in English the only viable option?: In this episode which is sponsored by Universidad Europea, we discuss industry trends and developments including the growing influence of school groups in the international K-12 sector and international enrolment recovery in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. For our main topic, host Martijn van de Veen and ICEF Monitor's Editor in chief Craig Riggs will discuss whether studying in English is the only viable option in International Education. They are joined by Cristina Grasset, Director at Spain Education Programs and Olivier Chiche Portiche, Director General a.i. at Campus France by ICEF Podcast
41 min listen

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