The international student marketplace is more populated and more competitive than ever before. What’s more, given funding challenges faced by public institutions, attracting international students has never been as important…
International and Specialty Higher Ed
Intensive English Language Programs Can be More Than Just Language Instruction
Lisa Springer | Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies, New York University—With Robyn Vaccara | Academic Director of the American Language Institute New York, New York University— The growing importance of the international marketplace to institutional viability has led many colleges…
In the more than thirty years I have devoted to the field of English as a Second Language (ESL), the role and status of Intensive English Programs (IEPs) have changed…
Effectively Engaging Prospective International Students in Resource-Constrained Environments
Paul Hofmann | Assistant Vice President for International Programs and Global Engagement, California State University, SacramentoToday’s higher education environment is filled with renewed interest in and calls for increased internationalization. At the same time, the competitive international education landscape suggests a significant investment of resources…
By 2025, more than 8 million students will want to study outside of their home countries according to the OECD’s Education at a Glance—an increase of nearly 6 million students…
Three Challenges to Consider When Internationalizing Your Campus
Jane Kucko | Director of the Center for International Studies, Texas Christian UniversityLast week, as our small bus drove through the 1,000 hills of Rwanda, it struck me how fortunate I was to be part of the ever-growing emphasis upon internationalizing higher…
Enrollment management is a large and complex system comprised of interconnected parts. These parts include recruitment, admissions, academic advising, student services, alumni relations and so on. When all pieces are…
Finding Our Way to Online: Where Do We Go After Building The Courses?
Bradley Gilpin | Associate Director of International Programs, UC Irvine ExtensionThe explosion of online courses, the OCW movement, and the introduction of MOOCs over the past few years have created a fury of excitement as well as uncertainty in higher…
Hundreds of thousands of international students study in the United States each year. According to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, the number has increased to “a…
Collaboration over Competition: How US Institutions Should Adapt to the Growth of the Asian Higher Ed Market
Alessia Lefebure | Director of the Alliance Program, Columbia UniversityThere is no doubt about Asia’s presence in the international education landscape. No region has undergone such a profound transformation of its higher education in the past decades, the dynamics…
Green River College has been recruiting and serving international students since 1988. The college now hosts about 1,700 international students from over 60 countries, ranking it among the top ten…
Simplified Enrollments and Improved Communication Central to Global Competitiveness
Carmen Neghina | Education Intelligence Specialist, StudyPortalsThe international student marketplace is booming, but American universities are failing to capitalize on the opportunity according to new research from Study Portals and the British Council. While universities in…
This is the final installment of a two-part Q&A series, on the international English language program landscape. An immensely competitive space already, the rise of proprietary language program providers—private companies…
The Impact of Institutional Bureaucracy on International Recruitment
William Gaskill | Director of the American Language Center, UC Los Angeles ExtensionThe international English language program marketplace was always immensely competitive, and the growth of proprietary language program providers—private companies that offer English language programming across the US and internationally—is only…
Many professional international student recruiters in higher education institutions recognize that the demographics, as well as the number of options for international students, have changed radically over the last twenty…
Internationalization Key to Success in the International Marketplace
John Wilkerson | Director of International Admissions, Indiana University BloomingtonThe international student population is getting lots of attention from colleges and universities across the United States. Between 2008 and 2014, international student enrollments at U.S. universities grew 42 percent,…
The following interview is with John Deupree, executive director of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC). One issue that has been top-of-mine for administrators at American institutions that bring in…
Focusing on Competitive Advantage in the IELP Marketplace
Andrew Scales | Academic Director of the English Language Institute, University of British ColumbiaThe following interview is with Andrew Scales, academic director of the English Language Institute at the University of British Columbia (UBC). International English language programs (IELPs) are often designed for…
At a recent Languages Canada conference, my industry colleagues established that teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) was the second oldest profession in the world (motherhood, of course, being…
IELP is About Long-Term Investment, Not Short-Term Gain
Beth Greenwood | Associate Dean of International Programs, UC Davis ExtensionThe following interview is with Beth Greenwood, associate dean for international programs at University of California (UC), Davis Extension, and executive director of international law programs at the UC Davis…
In my cozy writing class at the University of California, Berkeley, 13 international students pursuing their undergraduate degrees — between the ages of 17 and 20 — read, write, discuss…
Succeeding in the IELP Marketplace Requires Understanding, Investment and Focus
Maureen MacDonald | Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, University of TorontoThe following interview is with Maureen MacDonald, the dean of continuing studies at the University of Victoria. International English language programs (IELPs) have been in existence for years, but as…
The teaching of English in a systematic fashion began with Berlitz in 1890 and, within a decade, there were Berlitz Schools in 16 European countries, and then offshoots (instructors mostly)…
Four Internal Challenges and Considerations for International English Program Administrators
William Gaskill | Director of the American Language Center, UC Los Angeles ExtensionThis article describes some of the challenges managers of self-supporting university-based intensive English programs (IEPs) face in addressing internal program issues such as program size and quality, staffing and curriculum…
After an initial period of great excitement and expectations for international branch campuses (IBCs), when it seemed that each month brought the news of creation of a new IBC, things…
Some Things Don’t Change: The Global Draw of American Higher Education
Cindy Elliott | Assistant Provost for Strategic Partnerships, Fort Hays State UniversityOn November 8, the once-in-a-decade leadership transition of mainland China will occur, just two days after the United States general election. This article is written before knowing the results of…
The short answer, as in many other questions in life, is: “Yes, but…” Two new sources – a full report by a higher education research organization and a scholarly quarterly…
Not-So-Secret, Ethical Agent Man?
Cyrus Homayounpour | Associate Dean for Marketing and Enrollment Management in the College of Professional Studies, George Washington UniversityThe ongoing, and at times heated, debate about the use of paid independent contractors or agents for recruitment of overseas students hit another milestone in July. That month, the National…