Research
Make the Case
Raise Your Profile
Connect & Engage
Advisers & REACs
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The essential reference on international student mobility numbers
What is the Institute of International Education's annual Open Doors report? With login access to our site, you will also have access to more complete data tables from Open Doors.
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$22.7 billion
What is the Economic Impact Statement (produced by NAFSA in conjunction with IIE's Open Doors report release) estimating the financial impact of international students and their dependents studying in the U.S.? While often seen as the only motivation to recruit international students by some, it can be a powerful persuader.
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Establish a link between your institution and the State Department's network of advising centers to prospective international students online.
What is requesting the EducationUSA Logo for your international admissions website? After receiving login access to the EducationUSA site, you can request to receive our logo for placement on your international admissions site.
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Raise your visibility with "multipliers" overseas while they are in the US.
What is host EducationUSA advisers on your campus? There are over 150 advisers that will be coming to the US for various conferences and training programs in the next year.
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550 advisers & 14 regional educational advising coordinators in 170 countries.
Who are the heart and soul of the EducationUSA network? Our advisers and REACs represent you direct connection to the countries, markets and students you are trying to reach.
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These are the 3 levels of service provided by EducationUSA Advising Centers around the world.
What are Reference, Standard, & Comprehensive? Each center is not created equal in terms of facilities, advisers, and capacity. We want you to know that up front.
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Kofi Annan, King Abdullah, Wangari Maathai, Benjamin Netanyahu.
What are International Students Yesterday, World Leaders Today? As part of the U.S. Department of State's mission, public diplomacy, having international students come and have positive experiences on your campuses not only serves your institution's interests, but also the entire country's interests.
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Do virtual presentations to students around the world.
What is signing up for the EdUSA Connects Expertise Database? After receiving login access to the EducationUSA site, you can add your areas of expertise (as they relate to Your 5 Steps to U.S. Study) to be called upon, potentially, as guest speaker on that topic by centers in 170 countries.
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A free monthly newsletter sent out to over 4600 subscribers covering updates from State, upcoming fairs & events, regional trends, and collaboration central.
What is the HEI eNews? Subscription is available to any individual interested in the EducationUSA network's activities.
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One page where you can capture all country-level data for a designated region, including education system overviews, academic calendars, college fairs, country-based financial aid opportunities, and more.
What are REAC pages? These sites allow you to survey a full region's overview of all relevant factors involved in admission & recruitment as well as contact details for REACs.
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These downloadable real-time PDF documents include useful sections on Education System Overview, Academic Calendar, Open Doors numbers, and MOE contacts/websites
What are country fact sheets? Often called the most helpful resource for admissions offices from identifying recruitment opportunities, to evaluating credentials, to figuring out when to visit, the country fact sheets are invaluable resources.
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English language instruction, residence hall accommodations during breaks, access to religious facilities, academic advising, flexible food service, on-campus cross-cultural training, international student advisers.
What is "if you don't build these, they may come but not for long"? At EducationUSA we emphasize the importance of having your campus prepared to meet the needs of your incoming international before they arrive.
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Mail recruitment materials to our centers.
What is download a spreadsheet of advising center addresses, what items they each can receive, and maximum quantities of each item?
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Email materials/contact advisers in 170 countries.
What is a downloadable spreadsheet of advisers' email addresses by country? Available to those with login access to the EducationUSA site. Emails are real-time and the most current we have available.
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In-country support for you as an institution hoping to recruit in particular areas, and for your prospective students looking for answers & explanations from a local perspective.
Who are EducationUSA advisers? Our advisers can serve you if you are traveling to their countries to learn about what schools might be good to visit, where you might want to stay, and tips for possible institutional partnerships. On the student end, they can help your students throughout a very complex process from knowing where test centers are to the visa process and pre-departure orientation.
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This annual guide includes market intelligence on trends in different world regions, national scholarship programs, student mobility issues, what to expect in the next 3-5 years per region, and much more.
What is the EducationUSA Global Guide? This EGG next to Open Doors provide the foundation for many successful recruitment plans.
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The best place as an institution to capture the interest of a prospective international student who is seeking information on your school.
What is your international admission site?
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Get expanded exposure for your institution's international student videos.
What is sending a YouTube url for an existing video you use for international student audiences to Marty Bennett to be added to playlists on the EducationUSA YouTube channel?
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An event with 75+ members of the EducationUSA community, 500+ colleagues from US higher education, DC foreign embassy officials, 65+ sessions.
What is the EducationUSA Forum in Washington DC? Last year we had a wait list for US reps 1 month before the event. This year, June 23-25, we expect 550 US college reps and 75+ EducationUSA advisers, REACs, and DC-based staff to attend.
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14 international education professionals who should be your first point of contact as you begin exploring a new world region to identify opportunities for your institution.
Who are the EducationUSA Regional Educational Advising Coordinators?
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These folks made over 6 million contacts in 2012, in-person, via outreach and virtually.
What are over 400 EducationUSA centers & 500 advisers in 170 countries? We are truly a global network, that can be the local, in-country experts you need to assist your prospective students get through the admissions process.
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50.29/100
What is the average score of 70 U.S. colleges who took the International Student Friendly Websites: Is Yours? quiz (that you'll have an opportunity to take this afternoon)?
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Get my new academic program, and major campus news stories, as well as financial aid offerings for international students publicized free of charge to a global audience.
What is Submit Stories to the EducationUSA Weekly Update? After receiving login access, you can submit scholarship opportunities and other noteworthy news for international students via the Weekly Update, distributed each Monday to the EducationUSA network. EducationUSA advisers distribute the Weekly Update across social media channels and email lists. Many advisers also post it in their centers. Weekly Update content is also available to students through RSS feeds and a searchable database on the EducationUSA website.
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180+ Facebook pages, 80+ Twitter feeds, 45+ YouTube channels, blogs & more making more than 2.3 million contacts in 2012.
What is EducationUSA's social media presence globally? In addition to a Facebook interests list with all EducationUSA pages, there is a Twitter lists of all EducationUSA tweeters, and a PDF with links to each page, group, feed, blog, & channel.
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The percentage of students using the center who are interested in UG, Grad, & ESL studies, how most students connect with the center, opportunities for virtual presentations with advising centers & their students, and more.
What is information that can be found on individual center's pages on the EducationUSA site (with login access)?
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