The coronavirus outbreak is denting the prospects of this year's record 8.7 million-strong Chinese university graduating class, with many students stuck at home just as the corporate recruitment season usually swings into high gear. Graduates are worrying less about catching the…
Almost 200 million kids across China started their second semester on Monday. But it was a school day unlike anything they had before the Lunar New Year holiday. For starters, they didn’t stand in front of a flagpole and sing…
In response to the uncertainty to international student recruitment caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China, Grok has assembled resources for institutions to minimize the impact due to restricted travel to reach students. One of the initiatives at Grok is…
Distance recruitment tactics are increasingly important as institutions look to be more effective at enrolling students from smaller markets. However, these tactics are taking on new urgency for institutions in light of the disruption to major markets in Asia due to…
Alex Green, Grok’s Executive Director in Southeast Asia and Head of our Program Office service, is facilitating a pre-conference workshop at APAIE 2020 in Vancouver. Best Practices in managing an offshore staff in Asia-Pacific Pre-Conference Workshop 1D Sunday 22 March9am-12pmMeeting…
Throughout 2019, Grok successfully launched the inaugural high school fairs across eight cities in China and Southeast Asia. Entering the new decade, we continue to expand our fairs to more regions and help institutions reach even more students and their…
Grok's CEO Kim Morrison, along with Brett Berquist (Director - International, University of Auckland), Tori Ellenberger (Director - North America, Deakin University), Jeffrey Riedinger (Vice Provost - Global Affairs, University of Washington), Matthew Pucciarelli (Associate Provost - Global Programs, St. John's University),…
The Nepal government has decided to make yoga education compulsory for schoolchildren to promote healthy lifestyle among students. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has completed designing courses on yoga for Grades IX, X, XI and XII. Through integrated…
China’s Hanban, the agency which oversees the country’s Confucius Institutes, opened a new centre at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in neighbouring North Korea in 2019, marking the reintroduction of foreign-funded language centres following the end of the British…
With about 178,000 foreign students receiving their higher education in its territories, Turkey has begun to be a center of attraction for those looking forward to studying abroad. A total of 207 universities across the country offer some 60,000 different…