Recruitment related NAFSA annual conference sessions

by jguiver on 17/05/2012

Going to the NAFSA annual conference in Houston, Texas at the end of this month?  If so, you’re in luck.  There are a number of interesting-sounding sessions related to international student recruitment this year.  To find out more, just go to the Conference Connection tool from the NAFSA conference webpages, click on Programme, then By Knowledge [...]

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Guest blog on Social Media in international ed

15.05.2012

Today’s post is a guest post written by Mandy Reinig.  Mandy is the Director of International Education at St Mary’s College in Maryland, USA.  She is also the owner and founder of Mandy’s Mashups which provides consulting services on using social media in international education: www.mandysmashups.com ********************************************************************** As you know social media has become a huge part [...]

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Jobs in international higher education

10.05.2012

A new website has just been launched by QS called QS AIM (QS Academic International Mobility).  They sent an email hailing this “unique new facility” which stated, “Here you will find thousands of academic and management jobs in universities across the world – deans, professors, lecturers, heads of department, research fellows, and many more. You [...]

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The Bottom Third

03.05.2012

Today I received the monthly e-newsletter sent out by QS called ‘Higher Education World’.  It was all about the QS World University Rankings and called for academics and employers to participate in the survey which, in part, determines the rankings.  Of course, this got me thinking about world university rankings, and how they are perceived.  [...]

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International ed professional development and training

24.04.2012

April has been a slow blogging month for me; I took some time off work, been busy with other things, etc, etc….  I’ve failed miserably at keeping to my New Year’s resolution of writing a blog post twice a week.  The NAFSA Annual Conference is fast approaching, and thousands of international educators will be descending onto [...]

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International HE news: what you should be reading

11.04.2012

I’ve read interesting articles recently which made me stop and think; some tie in to my blog post ‘Erasmus for All (except British students)’ and some are just worth reading for what’s new in international higher education. ‘Putin plans to fund top students abroad’ (The PIE News) – as I mentioned in my post last [...]

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Friday’s interview: an International Recruitment Manager

06.04.2012

Today’s interview is with Nancy Donna Cooke, the International Recruitment Manager at Liverpool Hope University (www.hope.ac.uk).  I first met Nancy about three years ago at a recruitment event in Sri Lanka.  She is one of the most dedicated international recruiters I know and often found in far-flung locations extolling the virtues of Liverpool Hope to prospective international students.  [...]

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