Recruitment and Admissions Forum (2020 series): International students: where now?
Online eventThe Annual EPC Recruitment and Admissions Forum will be hosted online for 2020 as a series of linked events over four successive Wednesday afternoons. This week, the second webcast in this series: International students: where now? took place on Wednesday 25th November. Read on to learn more about the event proceedings.
International students: where now?
We were pleased to welcome keynote speaker Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive of UKCISA and a panel of experts including:
- Dr Mark Corver, founder of dataHE and former director of analysis and research at UCAS;
- Dr InĂŞs Direito, Senior Research Fellow, UCL Centre for Engineering Education
- Gero Federkeil, Head of International Ranking, CHE Centrum fur Hochschulentwicklung & U-Multirank;
- Thijs van Vugt, Director Analytics and Consulting Team, Studyportals;
- Rohit Ramesh, Head of International Recruitment at the University of Liverpool.
- Dr Georgina Harris, University of Salford and EPC Recruitment and Admissions Committee (Chair)
The Forum is aimed at all staff involved in recruitment and admissions in any engineering discipline – from early career staff through lecturers and researchers to department heads, deans of faculties, PVCs and VCs – anyone with an interest in recruitment and admissions who wishes to stay on top of the unprecedented recruitment and admissions climate and develop their practice.
To view the event proceedings from the other webinars in the Recruitment and Admissions 2020 series, please click the links below:
Georgina is Director of Engineering at The University of Salford. She joined the university after working at Manchester Metropolitan University for over five years where she held the post of Head of School of Engineering and Associate Dean. Georgina is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with an Engineering Doctorate. She holds two Master’s Degrees: one in Mechanical Engineering and the other in Business Administration. She is a passionate advocate for engineering with a firm belief that it can solve the world’s grand challenges and improve daily life for everyone. Georgina also feels that engineering has the potential to provide social mobility for our successful graduates.
Inês Direito, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Engineering Education (CEE), University College London, UK. She is a psychologist working in engineering education research since 2007. Her main  focuses are on the development of transversal and professional skills; gender, diversity and inclusion; and, more broadly, how social and cognitive sciences can inform engineering education and practice. She is the Chair of SEFI’s Special Interest Group on Gender & Diversity, member of the UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network (UK&IE EERN) Steering committee, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Mark has worked on data in higher education for over 20 years. Most recently this has been with dataHE - a business dedicated to helping universities use data better -Â which he set up with colleague Andrew Hargreaves two years ago. Prior to founding dataHE, Mark was Director of Analysis and Research at UCAS. Here he built a data science capability that innovated across research, data products, and digital marketing areas. Previously Mark has worked for HEFCE, OFFA and central Government, playing a leading role in development of many of the analytical structures supporting the sector. Mark has degrees in spatial statistics and chemistry and is an advocate of code-based data-led methods for successful outcomes in the higher education sector.
Rohit Ramesh is Head of International Student Recruitment at the University of Liverpool, where he is responsible for providing strategic direction to the institution's internationalisation objectives. In this role he manages a team that is tasked with devising and overseeing the implementation of the University’s strategy to increase the number of international students coming to study at Liverpool, through the University’s network of partners; exploring and bringing suitable opportunities to grow its overseas partnerships; and managing student numbers and relationships with governmental and commercial partners. Prior to this, he was in the Investment Banking sector, having worked for companies like Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. Rohit holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool and is a registered Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
Anne Marie Graham is Chief Executive of UKCISA. Anne Marie joined UKCISA in 2019 from the Association of Commonwealth Universities, where she was Director of Chevening, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s flagship global scholarship scheme.
Prior to that, Anne Marie has led on a range of educational programmes and projects promoting international mobility and intercultural exchange. At Universities UK International, she developed the first government-funded UK Strategy for Outward Mobility, and established the Go International programme to build capacity and influence institutional change in UK universities to increase the proportion of UK domiciled students with international experience. Before moving into the education sector, Anne Marie spent several years in the language services industry managing high profile accounts with multinational engineering and pharmaceutical companies. Anne Marie is a linguist, with a first degree in Modern Languages from Anglia Ruskin University and a postgraduate translation qualification from University of Westminster.
Prior to that, Anne Marie has led on a range of educational programmes and projects promoting international mobility and intercultural exchange. At Universities UK International, she developed the first government-funded UK Strategy for Outward Mobility, and established the Go International programme to build capacity and influence institutional change in UK universities to increase the proportion of UK domiciled students with international experience. Before moving into the education sector, Anne Marie spent several years in the language services industry managing high profile accounts with multinational engineering and pharmaceutical companies. Anne Marie is a linguist, with a first degree in Modern Languages from Anglia Ruskin University and a postgraduate translation qualification from University of Westminster.
Thijs van Vugt is the strategic power of the Analytics and Consulting Team at Studyportals. With 30 years of experience in international education, he brings to the table experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, trainer, author and board member. Some of his recent clients include University of London, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, University of Nottingham, Glasgow Caledonian University, Karolinska Institute, Sciences Po, the European Commission Pearson, San Diego State University, Keypath and PwC. Thijs is the founder of the Expert Community Marketing & Recruitment of the EAIE. He was chair of M&R (2002-2008) and a member of EAIE’s Executive Board (2004-2008). In 2006 he published a book on The Impact of Tuition Fees on International Student Recruitment and in September 2009 was awarded the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice of the EAIE. Thijs holds a Master’s in International Economics from Tilburg University and post-graduate diplomas in Public Management (Tias Business School) and Customer Relationship Management (Beeckestijn Business School).
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