4 Basic Strategies for Cross-cultural Management: Language Learning

We’ve said it before and we will say it again – one of the biggest needs of international students concerns communication. International students, just like any other human being, need to communicate their thoughts and feel understanding by their peers...
Posted On 15 Nov 2016

4 Basic Strategies for Cross-cultural Management: Non-formal Education

Last week we launched our series of 4 basic strategies for cross-cultural management. We discussed how community building techniques and approaches can help create an inclusive and welcoming environment for international students. While community building works well for...
Posted On 14 Nov 2016

4 Basic Strategies for Cross-cultural Management: Community Building

Today we start our journey into cross-cultural management – all the successful practices and initiatives regarding cultural and social inclusion in the context of international education. There are thousands of study abroad opportunities around the world and modern...
Posted On 11 Nov 2016

How to Make Sure Your Student Mix Is Diversified and Content?

A common problem for international student offices around the world is getting to know if their student mix is actually having a quality experience. Are they getting exposed to truly diverse cultural, social and educational environments? That is why today’s...
Posted On 07 Nov 2016

7 Benefits of Visiting Education Agent Workshops

In one of our previous posts, we discussed how finding the right student recruitment agents to work with can bring real results for your institution. Today we will discuss education agent workshops as the place where educational institutions can expand their agent network,...
Posted On 15 Aug 2016

Achieving Diversity Part 2: The Needs of Host Universities

In one of our previous posts we started discussing the concept of diversity in education: how universities can nurture a diverse international student mix while answering the needs of students coming from different countries and sometimes widely different cultures. Another side...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016

Achieving Diversity Part 1: The Needs of International Students

A month, a semester, a year or a few – no matter how much time international students spend on campus, not every minute there will consist of inspiring and challenging learning opportunities. And while the majority of any stay will be indeed spent reading, discussing,...
Posted On 06 Jul 2016

Finding the Right Student Recruitment Agent: Mission Possible

ETN Focus Workshops are created with the idea to inspire and foster a truly beneficial relationship between universities seeking to innovate and diversify their international student mix and recruitment agents from emerging and less explored markets. That is why we think of our...
Posted On 01 Jul 2016

The Future of Education: How Many People Go Studying Abroad?

In 2015, global leaders gathered in South Korea and discussed the future of education. Together, they prepared the Incheon Declaration for Education 2030, which provides a holistic view on the upcoming years of all lifelong learning opportunities and possibilities for quality...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016

Educators Checklist: Are You Communicating Clearly with International Students?

In our previous post we took a look at the 9 most common reasons why international students discard one university in favour of another when choosing where to study abroad. Today, we will take a slightly different perspective. We will show you the usual pattern students...
Posted On 20 Jun 2016