This week's top #socialmedia and #intled news includes impacts of AI, online programs and agents, Colombia-US grant competition, US colleges with budget cuts/layoffs, agent voices, US for Success at age 1, and post-election soul-searching.
- Are you curious about these agencies that are promoting pathways to US study through online programs? This upcoming ICEF webinar (Thursday) takes a look at this growing segment of the international education market. Join in to learn more.
- Does your college have any institutional partnerships in Colombia? Do you have a commitment to social justice and student exchange? If so, check out this upcoming Partners for the Americas webinar on an upcoming grant competition.
- AI is changing much of what we do in higher ed. SEO is no exception. This Intead blog shares excellent tips on how to guard against negative impacts of AI on SEO to keep your content most relevant, on point, and searchable.
- Did you know that 64% of the interactions with WhatsApp business accounts (including colleges) are in Asia? This Sinorbis webinar seeks to enlighten us all on how we can be maximizing this tool to connect with international students?
- While this story is about UK institutions and their social media strategies in key markets on core platforms, the recommendations the British Council makes provide unis great ideas on tailoring their content to meet the students where they are.
- The PIE October Edition provides a great roundup of the key stories that shaped our profession last month, including visa drops in the UK, Canadian PGWP changes being protested by Indian students, and Labour’s review of the intl ed strategy.
- Seven different US colleges profiled in this Inside Higher Ed article are facing significant cuts to budgets, faculty layoffs, and other restructuring due to missed enrollment targets, at least two of which were driven by missed international goals.
- Over 1000 agents in 111 countries surveyed by ICEF in their annual Agent Voice report shares eye-opening insights as to what is driving student interest. Ease of obtaining visas ranks at the top of the list, with increasing barriers to visas putting students off.
- A year on from the founding of the US for Success Coalition, IIE shares an update on the significant accomplishments and the future agenda ahead of the next presidential administration: Growth, advocacy, and impact for international education.
- As most international educators in the US this past week have been opining on the impact on our profession in light of Trump 2.0, ICEF Monitor wades in and strikes a fairly balanced tone yet sharing an overall almost expected pessimism.
- What is the best way forward in an age where government’s are wading in and restricting immigration and access to higher ed? This article suggests an approach that we’ve been using in the US for years: Fit and quality focused strategies.
- What’s a key indicator that students in a certain country are increasingly US-bound? A 74% rise in the number of SAT test-takers in Vietnam bodes well for US colleges already in-country or active in this significant SE Asia market.
- What’s driving Brazilian students looking for undergraduate education abroad? This BridgeU guide to the Brazilian market provides helpful insight into how colleges can adapt their strategies to stay ahead of the competition for these students.
- The team at Acumen continues their state-by-state reports on the top 10 sending states in India of students going abroad. This one on Gujarat describes a truly impressive state - the Growth Engine of India - that should be the “cornerstone” of strategies.
- Australia - Could the caps being imposed on Australian institutions be a long-term shift to incentivize unis to build on-campus accommodations (like we do in the US) to shift the burden onto institutions instead of local communities? If so, look out.
- Canada - CBIE is hoping for progress. Will this help? “The Canadian Bureau for International Education has called for the creation of a dedicated international education council and to rebuild Canada’s global brand, publishing a report of this year’s National Dialogue on International Students.”
- Canada - This article out of Canada is telling: “Canada has shifted from being an immigration country to a migration one — that is, a shift from a country where people come to put down roots and gain full citizenship, to one where people come and go and live precariously.”
- Canada - “Under the watch of provinces,” said the prime minister, “some colleges and universities are bringing in more international students than communities can accommodate, treating them as an expendable means to line their own pockets … Our international student cap is dealing with exploitative colleges and universities, but all institutions need to take it upon themselves to be more responsible.”
- Netherlands - What should the Dutch universities feel about what the government is proposing? They “are warning that the government’s proposed cuts to international student numbers and English-taught degrees will “impoverish education” in the Netherlands.”
- UK - For the first time in eight years, British universities are having to increase domestic student tuition fees. Why? The drop in international students has led to significant shortfalls which leave institutions struggling to make ends meet. Someone has to pay.
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Associate Director of International Admission at DePaul University
2 周As usual, a wealth of information. Looking forward to more info related to shifts and trends in intl higher ed for the next four years