WES #IntlEdNow Tweetchat: COVID-19 on Campus: Addressing International Students’ Physical and Mental Health Challenges

 RSVP at https://knowledge.wes.org/wes-twitter-chat-intlednow-covid-19-on-campus.html 

If you are on Twitter and your schedule permits please join the WES Twitter Chat Tomorrow, Wednesday July 29, 2020 at 1:00pm EDT #IntlEdNow

I look forward to participating on this @WESPicks #IntlEdNow Twitter chat at 1:00pm EDT this coming Wednesday, July 29th! The topic of discussion will be "Why International Higher Education Remains Crucial to the U.S. Now and in the Future."

What is the current state of #intl #highered in the U.S.? How has #COVID19 affected #intlstudents and the international higher ed sector overall?

Join @WESPicks next Wednesday for a Twitter chat to share ideas and resources. #IntlEdNow. pic.twitter.com/0YNwYw9KHw

— World Education Services (@WESPicks) July 24, 2020

Co-hosting "COVID-19: Supporting Int'l Students Through the Crisis" World Education Services Twitter Chat Later Today #IntlEdNow

Today (Thursday, April 23rd) at 1:00pm EDTI'll be co-hosting with a great group of colleagues a World Education Services Twitter Chat focused on "COVID-19: Supporting Int'l Students Through the Crisis". Join if you can! #IntlEdNow 

WES #IntlEdNow tweet chat on academic fraud and its impact on higher education is happening today (May 9th) at 1:00pm EDT

If you join the conversation, be sure to follow the hashtag #IntlEdNow and follow the Q#/A# format:

Storify of November 16th WES #IntlEdNow Tweet Chat - A Discussion on Career Expectations, Experiences, and Outcomes of International Students

On November 16, 2017, I participated in the second World Education Services (WES) #IntlEdNow tweetchat entitled A Discussion on Career Expectations, Experiences, and Outcomes of International Students.  I also participated in the first WES tweetchat back in June 2017 entitled A Discussion on International Education in a Shifting Geopolitical Climate.

WES crated a cleaned-up version of this second #IntlEdNow tweetchat via Storify and I have embedded their tweet below that you can click through to view the conversation:

ICYMI: Our tweet chat on career expectations and outcomes for int'l students in story form (includes a wealth of great resources!) #IntlEdNow https://t.co/xh26o508FN @DavidComp @ProfJasonLane @pdxnicolle @BryceLoo @SundevilCareers

— WES (@WESPicks) December 19, 2017

#IntlEdNow Tweetchat by World Education Services - A Discussion on Career Expectations, Experiences, and Outcomes of International Students on November 16th at 1:00pm EDT

Join @DavidComp, @ProfJasonLane, @pdxnicolle, @SundevilCareers, and @WESPicks this Thursday as we discuss career expectations and outcomes of #intlstudents! pic.twitter.com/tgmXvgcdTC

— WES (@WESPicks) November 14, 2017

This coming Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 1:00pm EST I will be participating in the second World Education Services #IntlEdNow tweet chat.  I participated in their first #IntlEdNow tweet chat back in June, 2017 (you can read the Storify of that tweet chat here) and I'm very excited to participate in their second tweet chat as well.

This tweet chat will be a discussion on career expectations, experiences, and outcomes of international students.  I will be approaching this discussion from a U.S. perspective.

If you are able to follow along and contribute to the discussion that would be wonderful.

#IntlEdNow Tweetchat by World Education Services - A Discussion on International Education in a Shifting Geopolitical Climate on June 20th at 2:00pm EDT

This coming Tuesday, June 20th at 2:00pm EDT (New York City time) I will be co-hosting with World Education Services and other esteemed colleagues an #IntlEdNow tweetchat entitled A Discussion on International Education in a Shifting Geopolitical Climate.  Invited tweetchat co-hosts follow:

David Comp:  Associate Director of International Programs in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Study Abroad Research Consultant for the Center for Global Education at California State University at Dominguez Hills; and, Principal & Founder of International Higher Education Consulting.

Jason E. Lane:  Chair of the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, Director of the Cross-Border Education Research Team, and founding executive director of the SUNY Academic & Innovative Leadership (SAIL) Institute

Francisco Marmejo:  The World Bank's Lead Tertiary Education Specialist and Coordinator of its Network of Higher Education Specialists

Lisa Meritz:  Director of Communications for the Office of International Affairs, Temple University

Martyn J. Miller:  Interim Assistant Vice President for International Programs in the Office of International Affairs

Jessica Sandberg:  Director of International Admissions at Temple University

Hans de Wit:  Professor and Director of the ‘Center for International Higher Education’ (CIHE) at Boston College. Founding member and past president of the European Association for International Education (EAIE)

I believe that IHEC Blog followers will find this #IntlEdNow tweetchat to be very stimulating and I hope you are able to hold the time on your calendar and follow along with the discussion!

If you are not on Twitter you can follow the discussion below:

#IntlEdNow Tweets

"Student Segmentation for an Effective International Enrollment Strategy" - A New Research Report by World Education Services

The following research report came on my radar by World Education Services (WES) and I thought IHEC Blog readers would find this to be of interest.

The report, entitled “Student Segmentation for an Effective International Enrollment Strategy,” examines four types of U.S.–bound international students, based on their academic preparedness and financial resources. 

The report identifies the following student segments:

• Explorers are students with high financial resources and low academic preparedness. They are the most likely to need assistance during the application, as 39% of them chose application requirements as one of their most sought-after areas of information. 
• Highfliers are students with high financial resources and high academic preparedness, and family support is key to their financial independence. 69% of survey respondents indicated family or friends as their main source of funding. 
• Strivers are students with low financial resources and high academic preparedness. 61% of Strivers indicated that they rely on institutional financial aid, and 35% said they will take out loans to finance their studies. 
• Strugglers are students with low financial resources and low academic preparedness. Strugglers are the least interested in learning about the reputation of a school, indicating that they have lower expectations for quality. 

These insights are integral for U.S. universities and colleges that want to effectively attract and enroll the best fit international students. The report expands the scope of last year’s report and provides a deeper understanding of international student segments at a more granular level. The report highlights differences in prospective international students’ information seeking behavior by level of education — bachelor’s and master’s degree — and key source countries — China, India and Saudi Arabia.

You can access more information about the report via the WES World Education News & Reviews (WENR) website and while you are there you may want to take 20 seconds and subscribe to the free WENR Newsletter as it's well worth it!

New report “Trends in International Student Mobility” by Dr. Rahul Choudaha and released by World Education Services (WES)

A new research report from World Education Services (WES), “Trends in International Student Mobility.” Written by Dr. Rahul Choudaha, director of WES Research & Advisory Services (RAS), the report will provide an in-depth understanding of the trends and issues related to international student enrollment, helping institutional leaders and administrators make informed decisions and effectively set priorities for 2012 and beyond.

Dr. Choudaha’s research highlights several key trends and patterns of international student mobility, including:

• Emerging source countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Mexico, and Brazil,
• Non-traditional states in the U.S. witnessing significant growth, such as Montana, Oregon and Colorado,
• Enrollment growth at the Bachelor’s level and how it is outstripping growth at the Master’s and Doctoral levels ,
• How English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are emerging as an important pathway to the U.S. for international students, most notably from Saudi Arabia, and
• How institutions can become more prompt and efficient in achieving their recruitment goals, such as through the use of recruitment service providers and social media.

I received early access to the report and after reading it I feel that many IHEC Blog readers would be interested in learning more about it.  The report was published on March 1, 2012 through World Education News & Reviews (www.wes.org/ewenr), the monthly newsletter published by WES which I have been subscribing to for years. Dr. Choudaha will also be hosting a free webinar on March 16, 2012 discussing his research – more information on that can be found on the WES website.

Dr. Choudaha wrote a guest post here on IHEC Blog entitled "Indian Engineering Education in Peril" back in November 2009 and you can access his post here.

I also recommend that you follow Dr. Choudaha's blog Dr. Education at http://www.dreducation.com/.  Dr. Education is one of my favorite blogs to read because it holds true to its description as it provides insights on international higher education and cross-functional and data-driven perspectives.  If you are on Twitter I also recommend you follow @DrEducationBlog  here.

World Education Services now Recognized as the Recipient of Verified Chinese Degrees for the United States and Canada

Last night I spent several hours searching through and clearing out my various e-mail inboxes and Google Reader looking for resources that would be helpful for my dissertation research and I came across a recent announcement from World Education Services, Inc. (WES) that I wanted to post about to IHEC Blog.

According to a January 20, 2010 WES press release, they have signed an official memorandum of understanding with the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC). CDGDC is the “authorized agent responsible for verifying Chinese degrees for the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. The CDGDC is the legal entity that provides verification of degree certificates, diplomas and other related educational materials conferred by Chinese education institutions.”

You can read more about this new agreement here.