International Education in 2020: A Year End Review

Before diving into a new year, join our webinar on December 16th at 2pm EST as we take a look back. InternationalStudent.com is honored to host a discussion by these distinguished panelists:

• Jessica Guiver: Director, International Undergraduate Admissions at The University of Texas at San Antonio and Study Texas Chair
• Doug Langhans: Senior Admissions Advisor at SUNY Cortland and Study New York Chair
• Dan Rodkin: Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at Santa Fe College and Study Florida Past Chair
• Anna Bradford: International Admissions Counselor at University of Illinois Springfield and Study Illinois Chair

We will reflect on 2020 as we explore their thoughts around what the past 12 months have brought including challenges, trends, and new-found solutions within the world of international education.

Welcome Aboard!

We’d like to give a warm welcome to our newest partner at American University of Antigua! It’s our pleasure to help you in reaching your international student recruitment goals and we look forward to working with you.

2020 Travel Video Contest Winners Announced

After receiving 117 eligible entries in our 15th annual Travel Video Contest, our team had the incredibly difficult task of narrowing the field down to only 10 finalists for our panel of judges. After careful consideration of each of the finalists’ videos, our judges named the winners. If you missed the announcement during International Education Week, we’re thrilled to share with you who they are. Congratulations to:

• Grand Prize Winner, Fiqah Rahman for “In the Light of COVID-19”
• Second Place Winner, Aashna Singh for “The Home of an International Student”
• Third Place Winner, Julia De Camargo Correa for “Dear 2021”
• Viewers’ Choice Winner, Lariss Silveira for “Story of My Life”

We’re confident that all of our winners have great things in store for them, and we can’t wait to see what wonderful international education dreams they fulfill in the future.

Are Applications on Your Wish List?

For many schools nurturing leads through the admission funnel can be difficult- with competing priorities it can be a challenge to implement a successful communication plan. To help get prospective students one step closer to matriculation for you, we now have the ability to integrate your application right onto your profile page! If you would like to start receiving completed applications in the new year schedule a call to discuss our add-on options and how we can help.

Celebrating the Holidays in 2020

With COVID cases still on the rise in the US, it’s no secret that the 2020 holiday season isn’t going to be like what we’re used to. If you have students staying in the US during this time, it may be difficult on them being away from home and family. Our Holiday Season 2020 blog can give your students an idea of what the holiday season in the US is and offers some ideas for celebrating at a safe social distance. Feel free to share it with them as a resource!