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• The International Society

• Posted on 17/05/2013 in Higher Education

Justin considers how the work of The International Society is creating a more welcoming environment for international students in Manchester. The UK's ability to receive, welcome and support international students has come under major scrutiny in recent months - as Government immigration restrictions have affected international student applications and, to some degree, post-Olympics respect in...

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• Sowing the Seeds for Fruitful Alumni Relations

• Posted on 12/03/2013 in Higher Education

Paul Smith, our Alumni Communications Specialist asks whether HEIs are making the most of their alumni. The biblical assertion “Give and Ye shall receive” could be adopted as the modus operandi for successful alumni relations activity.  Yet how many universities and HE institutions truly follow this approach? Today, alumni are “hit” with an ever-increasing sprawl of communications from...

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• Student Retention - What's the 'Big Deal'?

• Posted on 08/02/2013 in Higher Education

Phil discusses some of the challenges faced by universities relating to student recruitment and retention. This week I attended a Westminster Higher Education Forum seminar on the "HE student experience beyond study"; my first experience of the forum, and I must say an insightful one. The seminar covered a wide range of issues relating to the student experience - in  truth, the round of panel...