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This week we expore Richard D. Lewis’ model of culture classification that groups different cultures into three main types – linear-active, multi-active and reactive. Yesterday we took a more detailed look at what linear-active cultures look like with two typical...

Don’t you hate it when your managers go on a boarding meeting retreat in the countryside and then return with a smile and a hardly implementable strategy? We sure do Actually, setting goals for international student recruitment or any other field in this way is one of...

Sharing good practice models is a strategy that improves creativity and innovation. Moreover, it lets educators understand better both their national and the global context. That is why today we want to share some inspiration with a few insightful  TEDx stories about...

There are bad apples in every basket, and international student recruitment is no exception. In order to prevent fraud, avoid the risk of broken dreams and lost tuition fees, we thought we can share with you the most recent infamous stories about study agent frauds....

A common problem for international student offices around the world is getting to know if their student mix is actually having a quality experience. Are they getting exposed to truly diverse cultural, social and educational environments? That is why today’s...

International student recruitment is a lot about dealing with statistical data. Where do students come from and where are they likely to go study? What is the usual age of the international student? For how long are they studying abroad? What kind of direction they are taking and...

In one of our previous posts, we discussed how finding the right student recruitment agents to work with can bring real results for your institution. Today we will discuss education agent workshops as the place where educational institutions can expand their agent network,...

A month, a semester, a year or a few – no matter how much time international students spend on campus, not every minute there will consist of inspiring and challenging learning opportunities. And while the majority of any stay will be indeed spent reading, discussing,...

ETN Focus Workshops are created with the idea to inspire and foster a truly beneficial relationship between universities seeking to innovate and diversify their international student mix and recruitment agents from emerging and less explored markets. That is why we think of our...

The reasons behind a student’s choice of one foreign educational institution over another are quite varied. After all, international students are not a homogeneous crowd; they represent a mixture of economic backgrounds, cultural preferences and individual aspirations....