Building an International Admissions Office

Audience: Admissions professionals with 1-2 years of experience

This 12-hour workshop provides admission professionals with a framework to learn, apply knowledge, create a professional international admission office, and implement an international recruitment plan. It is designed for beginners but provides useful information to professionals with one to three years' experience. Topics include:

• Institutional readiness
• International student trends and flows
• Marketing analysis
• Planning, processing, and recruitment of international students to colleges and universities
• Ethical issues

Recruitment is part of, but only one component of, this workshop. Note: This workshop does not address credential evaluation.

Workshop Objectives

• Learn to develop an International Admissions Office
• Develop strategies for work flow
• Create an effective international recruitment plan
• Learn basics of marketing research
• Discuss other topics related to admissions