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Transparency and Agents
At American International Recruitment Council annual conference, members discuss what should be required of universities and their overseas recruitment agents vis-á-vis transparency.
Making Nice
Using commission-based agents in international recruitment has gone from unmentionable to mainstream. At 5th annual conference, a group formed to bring standards to the practice reflects on where it has been and where it's going.
'A New Status Quo'?
A British Council report on trends in Indian student mobility finds increased interest in Canada and Germany, declining interest in the U.S. and U.K., and rapid expansion of India's own higher education system.
International Study Up
Annual "Open Doors" survey finds a 7.2 percent increase in international students at U.S. colleges and a 3.4 percent increase in American study abroad participation.
Surge From India
First-time international graduate enrollment is up 10 percent, largely due to students from India.
Going It Alone No Longer
George Mason developed a pathway program for international students on its own but, in search of higher enrollments, now plans to join forces with a corporate partner.
Secret Agents
Survey finds that just 13 percent of international applicants who used education agents knew whether they earned commissions from colleges.
Giving Agents the OK
Association of admissions officers lifts its ban on the use of commissioned agents in international student recruitment.