Registration Details
| Event Date | Event Time | Registration Deadline | Registration |
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| February 4, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Register Today |
International schools are the fastest-growing segment of global education, and the students they serve are reshaping international recruitment. What motivates today’s globally mobile students? How do they make college choices? And what role do international school counselors play in guiding those decisions?
Join Explore, NAFSA, international school counselors, and university enrollment leaders for a dynamic conversation sharing real-time insights from the field, data-informed perspectives, and practical strategies for engaging international K–12 counselors and strengthening undergraduate international recruitment.
Moderator
Fanta Aw, PhD
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NAFSA
Executive Director and CEO
Fanta Aw, PhD, currently serves as the executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, having previously held its presidency from 2013 to 2016. NAFSA is the world’s largest and most comprehensive international education association, with more than 10,000 members at more...
Speakers
Ciara Newby
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Explore
Ciara Newby is Senior Director of Global University Partnerships at Explore, the university engagement brand bringing together the BridgeU and Cialfo K-12 networks, where she leads global partnership strategy for universities. She brings leadership experience working in and with universities and the...
Song Hoffman, PD.D.
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Drexel University
Song Hoffman is Executive Director of International Admissions at Drexel University, where she leads international undergraduate and graduate recruitment and admissions strategy. With more than two decades of experience in global enrollment leadership across Australia and the United States, she is a...
