Date: Monday 26 February 2024
Time: 8.30 - 18.30 Malaysia time (GMT+8)
Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programme (Tentative)
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Time |
Programme |
Speaker |
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8.30am |
Registration |
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9.30am |
Welcome and introduction
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9.35am |
Opening Speech |
Leighton Ernsberger, Director Education East Asia, British Council |
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9.40am |
Welcome Speech
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Louise Tracey, International Recruitment Manager (Southeast Asia), University of Edinburgh |
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9.45am |
Maximising success: exploring the dynamics of a great University/Agent partnership
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Fraser Deas, Director, Client Success (China), Grok Global Services |
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10.15am |
The international student recruitment market – East Asia Overview |
Sonia Wong, Regional Research Analyst Education Insights Hub East Asia, British Council |
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10.35am |
British Council and IELTS partnership opportunites for agents |
Sanjay Mohanani, Business Development Manager, Exams, Malaysia & Singapore British Council |
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10.50am |
Panel Discussion The business of international student recruitment - Trends, Innovation and Challenges |
Chair Jazreel Goh, Country Director Malaysia and East Asia Education Insights Hub Director, British Council
Panel speakers Charley Robinson, Head of Global Mobility, Universities UK International Ula Tang Plowman, Director of International Recruitment, University of Central Lancashire Brian Greenwood, Associate Director of International Student Recruitment, University of Exeter |
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11.35am |
Coffee Break |
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11.50am |
What do agents want? This session will look at best practises in working with and supporting agents to ensure long term and successful engagement. It aims to discuss the UK’s Agent Quality Framework, identify key actions and areas of learning and development including talent development; how partner institutions can play a role to support the training, retention and professional development of talents in the agent industries.
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Chair Shonagh Maak, Head of International Stakeholder Engagement, University of Glasgow Speakers Chenxing Sang, Secretary General, The Beijing Overseas Study Service Association (BOSSA), China Satyadhi Hendra, Director, Indonesia-Britain Education Centre (IBEC), Indonesia Thi Hong Nham Lu, Director, Duc Anh EduConnect and SIUK, Vietnam Michelle Tinloi, Managing Director, Education Tower, Thailand Devina Sivagurunathan, Executive Director, MABECS Malaysia |
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12.40pm |
Update from UKVI This session is an overview and update on the UK’s student visa requirements and process.
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Lissapat Kraikruan, Visa Outreach Officer (Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore), UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office |
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1.00pm |
Lunch |
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2.20pm |
The Day after Tomorrow |
Rob Lawrence, Principal, Prospect Research & Marketing |
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3.20pm |
Closing Plenary: Marketing to Gen Z and Gen Alpha
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Graham Kelly, Founder Originate Pte Ltd/Co-Founder PreSearch,ai |
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4.05pm |
Closing Speech |
Leighton Ernsberger, Director Education East Asia, British Council |
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4.10pm |
Award ceremony for the certified agents |
Jacqui Jenkins, Global Programme Lead International Student Mobility, British Council |
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4.30pm |
Networking reception |
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6.30 pm |
End of Event |
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