Recommended Institutional Response Speak regularly with your in-country staff. They can be working on conversion of inquiries, arranging virtual events, and digital marketing initiatives. See our Recruitment at a Distance webinar and/or guide for additional thoughts, or speak to your Relationship…
Since the start of 2020, the spread of COVID-19 has caused huge disruption to international education across the globe. Grok has assembled tremendous resources to help institutions minimize the impact on their student recruitment and, by organizing our bi-annual high…
Recommended Institutional Response Speak regularly with your in-country staff. You and they should be evaluating your scheduled activities – what is the likelihood that the event will be cancelled or have low attendance. What is the contingency plan if so? See our Recruitment…
Recommended Institutional Response Institutional travel to many markets is going to be impacted this spring, in part due to fears of low student turnout at events. Events may be cancelled due to concerns of the health risks of public congregation, concerns…
Turkish secondary school student Atakan Kayalar has become a trending topic on Twitter after someone posted a video of him on the social media site while mentioning the hundreds of books he has read, mostly on philosophy. Kayalar is just…
Children have a right to learn and a right to an education that will support their development, growth and ability to build their future. This right to an education does not end in times of emergency. In fact, it is…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the national government to move as quickly as possible to close inefficient domestic universities, particularly those which provide low-quality education to their students. He issued the order during the joint meeting of the State…
There’s an easy way to check how much of a priority education is to the Nigerian government: look at the national budget. Last year, the allocation for education stood at less than 10% of the entire $29 billion budget—much less…
Dr Bandula Gunawardane, the new government of Sri Lanka’s higher education minister, has given the green light to several education reforms, including a new push to allow branches of world-class universities to be set up in the country. University World…
In the endeavour to build the future of any nation, higher education contributes significantly by providing “global competitive talent”. The skilled workforce coupled with innovative technology and advanced infrastructures are key drivers for any country’s sustainable growth. In that context,…