Last march in Kuala Lumpur, the APAIE 2019 conference took place with many workshops we could attend. Here’s a set of key take-aways in the International education field, for the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Regional reports on APAIE 2019 New-Zealand Presented by Prof Jenny Dixon, University of Auckland brings two key figures about international students in 2017, with 125.392 total students (down 5%) and an economic impact of $5.1Billion. The total NZ population is 4.8 million, 1/3 lives in Auckland. NZ claims the word’s best post-study rights. Schools and Universities are getting the ..read more

A blog from a HotDesQ R3 startup thinking about the next round.   The jet lag is passed now. But I am still not used to the rythm of the day here. The sun pops up around 5 am and down at 6 pm, even if the autumn is just starting. The workday starts earlier and when it’s finished you have to directly switch to the evening part/ party time of the night because indeed it’s already dark outside. I think I will miss a bit the ‘apéro time’ we have in France but I really enjoy the night time with such nice weather.   A new dawn for HigherEdMe More seriously, we have managed to register our ..read more

Landing in Queensland for applying to round 4 of Hot DesQ If you are applying to the round 4 of Hot DesQ program with Advanced Queensland this blog post is for you. Hi guys, it’s Pauline from HigherEdMe. HigherEdMe has started a very special adventure this week. It is our 5th day in Australia today. Still a bit jet lag but not that much anymore. With Pierre-Alexandre we have decided that we had to take a little early pick of our future workplace (AKA Fishbrunners). The real introduction will be tomorrow so I won’t tell you more about it. But you can see with the picture above that fro ..read more

360°videos Contact us! Name Email Address Message 10 + 5 = Submit The post Campus tour – Florida International University appeared first on HigherEdMe.com ..read more

Recruitment of International Students Now Free for Universities International recruiters at universities can now contact candidates without paying intermediation fees. Saint-Étienne, France –Starting on September 1st, HigherEdMe will be granting free access to all its international users. HigherEdMe, a French startup company based in both Longvic and Saint-Etienne, specializes in global matchmaking between candidates and university recruiters from all over the world. “We were looking for a way to remove growth obstacles from our platform,” said Arnaud Catinot, founder of HigherEdMe. “Thank ..read more

How to use our student recruitment system? Follow our live webinars ! International educators need opportunities to meet with youngsters eager to study abroad. Our matchmaking platform increases your chances to attract and meet the best students currently seeking for programs. In order to explain how our platform works, HigherEdMe invites you to follow our webinars for new users or for advanced users, depending on the number of contact request you have sent to potential candidates. Platform Webinar for new users Ideal for international officers or marketing officers who have sent less than 20 ..read more

Sorting students by motivation index The HigherEdMe international student platform has a new sorting feature in its results list. The motivation index column is now rankable from higher grades to lower ones. International student officers and recruiters can focus on most promising profile without having to browse the full list of results of the platform. What is the motivation index? HigherEdMe has built an internal scoring system to evaluate motivation of students to go abroad. It mixes multidimensional data of profiles, groups students by similarities and a content grade. This motivation ..read more

What do you want to study and why? Master’s in agricultural science thus, plant science, agronomy or forestry. And the reason for my study field is because: From an early age, I have been fascinated by the workings of life. I am very interested in the natural world and enjoy practical science which is one of the main reasons why I read Agriculture science from high school to undergraduate degree level. My love for science is just one of my reasons for choosing plant science. In my undergraduate studies, courses such as crop physiology, biochemistry, plant breeding and genetics, entomology and ..read more

The APAIE conference is the key event for international partnerships for the Asia Pacific region. More than 2,000 recruitment professionals gathered in Singapore around the impact of the 4th industrial revolution on higher education, divided into four themes: Empowering future-ready graduates Technological advances impacting internationalization in higher education New modalities in global engagement and mobility International research competition and collaboration HigherEdMe is creating tools and services to facilitate the international mobility of students and the work of recruiters. W ..read more

Right after the Think Education and Research 2018, one of the biggest professional conference in the education field in France   (picture above), HigherEdMe has registered its 300th foreign student recruiter on its student platform. It’s time to reveal the top 5 practices of our best student recruiters. Send many requests on the student platform Our top 10 recruiters sent hundreds of contact requests to get over 20% feedback rate. Give preference to specific filters Prefer filters related to the theme, the level of studies and the budget for the targeting. The f ..read more