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Each region and culture has a typical view on recruiting, and usually attracts specific types of international students. In previous posts we’ve discussed four different types of cultures according to the Richard D. Lewis classification. We’ve also discussed some...

We all see time as a scarce resource these days and we usually tend to limit activities that could possibly cost us loosing our precious time. It is true that now, we spend less time reading and browsing through the internet, and more time actually watching and...

Working with international student recruitment agents might seem like a distant concept to a small institution used to recruiting by themselves. Sometimes, even bigger universities are not feeling ready to approach an agent. The number of international students they have...

Being a successful international students officer means keeping an open mind and a welcoming attitude. You just have to embrace all the different cultures that come to campus together with students from around the world. An example of good practice is to engage international and...

No books could account for all the possible scenarios there can be when we think of working with international students. As every student is unique, so are their needs specific. Therefore, working with international students requires, among many others,...

Students today are digital natives and most of their daily lives are happening online. Therefore, in order to cater for their needs effectively, at least some university services have to move online, too. After all, it’s beneficial for the university as well: using resources...

In an ideal world, the feedback we get from our students is clear, concise and sincere. However, as we argued before, reality tends to show that on many occasions the feedback we collect from our international students does not reflect anything, including the real thoughts...

We talk a lot about all the successful examples of cross-cultural management. Isn’t it time to talk a bit about some common mistakes, too? Defining the problem is the first step towards a solution. Let’s seek for solutions together in the comments! Mistake #1: Forcing...

The debate on whether you should use international student recruitment agents is more pertinent than ever. In countries like the US, Canada or Australia where student recruitment is mostly handled by agencies, it seems that the scales are moving towards using recruitment agents....

Being an educator is like having a perfect playground for experiments. You can always try out new methods and approaches with your international students, and then share your findings with your colleagues. Still, cross-cultural management is one of those topics that...

If you are reading this article, then you probably want to introduce a positive change into your international student mix. Maybe you want to increase internationalisation, or inspire greater openness to diversity, or even implement some new strategies for inclusion? No...

For the past 10 years the startup scene has been crazy about using various Agile and Lean management methodologies – mostly Scrum and Kanban. The methods are different, but the goal is always the same: optimizing your team activities so everyone achieves the best...