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University of Phoenix Fined for ‘Aggressive’ Military Recruitment Tactics

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Phoenix has agreed to pay $4.5 million in a settlement over unlawful recruitment tactics for military students, the California Attorney General’s office announced Thursday.

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Navigating the Waves: Key Strategies for International Student Recruitment Success

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo, an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, where he previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. The questionnaire mentioned in this blog is embedded as a pdf below and can be downloaded from the website.

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The opportunities emerging from a tougher recruitment landscape

The PIE News

As international recruiters, I think we’re all still recovering from a bit of a shock to the system when recruitment conditions took a turn for the worse this January intake following the boom in demand for the UK which we had experienced since 2019/20. It’s a good time to prioritise discussions about online, 2+1 and 2+2 study options.

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Thriving, not surviving: six levers for recruitment resilience

The PIE News

The UK government is increasingly adding measures to curb over-recruitment and UK universities are at risk of losing prospective students if visa policies change. As global competition for international students intensifies, we’re working with our UK partners to build student recruitment resilience for the years ahead.

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India: non-recruitment based engagement “key”

The PIE News

A shift towards non-recruitment based engagement with Indian schools could be key to better managing student expectations, stakeholders have suggested. Dhruv Krishnaraj, director and co-founder of Student Circus , is one stakeholder calling for a more “holistic” approach to student recruitment.

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The challenges of international student recruitment in 2024

The PIE News

In what will be an election year for much of the Western world, governments are tightening their immigration rules related to student recruitment to address public concerns over the strain that significant student immigration can place on local housing and employment markets, and public services. Source: gov.uk

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Futureproofing international student recruitment in Canada

The PIE News

This strategic alignment, practiced by many, requires universal recognition of its heightened importance. Most importantly, student recruitment practices need a paradigm shift. Many institutions have relied exclusively on agents and tech platforms for student recruitment, inadvertently severing the direct line of communication.