north america country partner meeting vancouver, bc nafsa conference 30 th may 2011
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North America Country Partner
Meeting
Vancouver, BC
NAFSA Conference 30th May 2011
AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. US Employer’ Research – Ipsos
3. Breakout groups
Break
4. North America update
5. Education Consortia UK – update and year ahead
6. Partnership Update
Your Team
Washington, DC• Richard Everitt
• Mary Catherine Scarborough
• Kate Norman
• Alison Corbett
• Catherine Marston
New York• Malsert Chapman
Canada (Montreal) • Sarah Dawbarn Kate Norman
UK – US Joint Statement
The Prime Minister and President welcomed the forthcoming meeting of the UK-US Higher Education Policy Forum. They also encouraged further strengthening of institutional higher education links including international internships and other modes of mutual mobility for students and faculty members-between the US and UK and in cooperation with other global partners-to better equip American and British students with the skills needed to succeed in and bolster the global economy.’
21/30
• University of Nottingham • Glasgow Caledonian University • Liverpool John Moores University • University of Essex • City University London • Newcastle University • Cardiff University, Welsh School of Architecture• University of Manchester • University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design • University of East Anglia • Queens University Belfast • University of Hertfordshire • King’s College London • University of the West of England • University of Sussex • University of Exeter • London Metropolitan University • University of Leeds • Queens University Belfast • Warwick University • University of Strathclyde
NAFSA Conference:
• Expo Hall, Sessions, Networking events
• > 8,000 attendees
• > 80 nations
• > 90 UK institutions
• > 150 representatives from UK institutions
• 18 British Council team members: London, Manchester, D.C., N.Y.C, Montreal, Ottawa, Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, KL
• 2 UKBA Staff: Charlotte Thomas (London), Nick Matthews (NYC)
Expo Hall
Education UK Pavilion 1617 – 19 UK institutions:
• The Arts University College Bournemouth
• Birkbeck, University of London
• University for the Creative Arts
• Durham University
• University of East Anglia
• Edge Hill University
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Greenwich
• University of Kent
• Kingston University
• University of Northampton
• Nottingham Trent University
• Oxford Brookes University
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Reading
• Roehampton University
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• St Mary’s University College, London
Networking Teas:2pm Tuesday – Canada3pm Wednesday – USA4pm Thursday – Global
Info Booth:British Council staffMap of hall with your locationsUKBA – Charlotte and Nick
TV loop Institution ContactLocation in Expo Hall
Research Findings:
Research
• Further Research into Employability:• Ask returning students about their employability experience on their return
to the US job market
• Does the length of programme affect the employability factor?
• Contact students about their success or lack of success – their experience and their feelings
• What makes UK degrees more/ less attractive for Americans
• How long did it take to get their first job?
• Does it facilitate faster promotion
• Does the UK degree benefit over the long term of a career – sample alumni at different stages in their career
• Employers thoughts on credential evaluation agencies
• Run this in Canada - Priority industries for skill gaps
Research
• Professional degree tracking• law, engineering, medicine
• Accreditation, associations
• Changes in demographics • Non- white female populations – create affinity
• Can we make this connection at the CC level?
• Thoughts on SA summer schools• What kind of programmes
• What will they pay
• What credit transfer
• Social programme
• How to compete with the US faculty led and island programmes
Research
• Staff mobility• Funding for academic staff – outside current funding models
• What drives staff mobility
• Does staff mobility facilitate partnerships
• Teaching/ research collaborations
North America Update
• Statistics – Malsert Chapman
• Conferences – Alison Corbett
• Communications – Mary Catherine Scarborough
USA State of the Market: US Students Studying Abroad
New Open Doors Data: November 2010
• 260,327 US students studying abroad throughout the world in 2008/09 – decline of .08%• 12.7% of these went to the UK – the number one destination.
• 31,342 American students studied abroad in the UK for academic credit in 2008/09
• Early indications across US institutions show that reporting next year will reflect a rebound
US Study Abroad – 07/08 – 08/09
UK Top destination
Decreased 6% YoY
Italy, Spain, France decreased as well
Italy – 10.8% decrease
China only nation in top 5 not in Europe
Mexico 26.3% decrease (swine flu)
South American destinations mostly increased (affordable)
Published in November annually
US HE institutions submit data to IIE - ONLY covers students receiving credit when they return from studying abroad
Includes students on ‘Island Programmes’ (not enrolled in your institution)
HESA: US students in the UK
YoY increase
Other undergraduate = ‘study abroad’
Other undergraduate does not include any of your summer programmes
Females > Males
Ratio appears similar across almost all studies outside the USA
Cambridge is the rare example – based on more PGR than other levels of study
US Top subjects
‘Combined’ is a symptom of American ‘liberal arts’
Traditionally Americans tend to study ‘soft sciences’ outside the US instead of within STEM fields
Difficult for Americans to practice law or medicine in the US with a foreign qualification
Top 30 UK institutions for receiving Americans
What matters to Americans:
•Name brand
•Location
•Marketing to Americans and programmes specifically for them (not just international students generally)
•Partnership agreements
•Rapid Communication
HESA: Canadian Students in the UK
YoY decrease by 340 students
Other undergraduate = ‘study abroad’
Other undergraduate does not include any of your summer programmes
Subjects Canadians study
Top subjects:
Law
Social Studies
Business
Medical subjects
Canadians can use law and medicine when they return through conversion made at the provincial level
Conference in 2011/12
USA:
2011
NACAC: National Association of College Admissions Counsellors22-24 September – New Orleans, LA
CIEE: Work Travel Study 16 – 19 November – New Orleans, LA
2012
WIEC: Washington International Education Conference 23 – 24 January – Washington, DC Session Proposals due: 1 Nov
AIEA: Association of International Education Administrators19 – 22 February – Washington, DC Session Proposals due 15 Aug
The Forum on Education Abroad 21 – 23 March – Denver, CO Session Proposals due: TBD
NAGAP: National Association of Graduate Admissions Processionals25 – 28 April – Austin, TX Session Proposals due: 1 August
AACC: American Association of Community Colleges 21 – 24 April – Orlando, FL Session Proposals Due: 1 September
NAFSA: Association of International Administrators 27 May – 1 June – Houston, TX Session Proposals due: 1 August
Canada:
2011
ACCC: Association of Canadian Community Colleges 5-7 June - Edmonton, Alberta
Recruit in Canada/Study & Go Abroad Fall Fairs 29 Sept – 5 Oct - Ottawa/Toronto/Vancouver/Calgary
CBIE: Canadian Bureau for International Education Conference20-23 Nov – Ottawa, Ontario
2012
Recruit in Canada/Study & Go Abroad Spring Fairs1-4 March - Vancouver/Montreal/Toronto
CICE: Canada International Conference on Education 22-26 April – Toronto, Ontario Session Proposals due: 15 October
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development 8-12 July - Edmonton, Alberta Session Proposals due: 30 Sept
US Associations for HE institutions in 2011/12
2011
24-26 October – Boston, MA
AASCU: Association of American State Colleges and Universities
13 – 15 November – San Francisco, CA
APLU: American Public Land Grant Universities
2012
25 – 28 January – Washington, DC
AAC&U: Association of American Colleges & Universities
Proposals due: 15 Aug 2011
10 – 13 March – Los Angeles, CA
ACE: American Council on Education
Communicating with the North America Team
• Webinars• Monthly:
• Newcomers to the market
• Hot Topics
•Webinars will be archived on the CP Portal
• Skype• Contact: bc.usa.education.team
• Email [email protected] to schedule a call
• Surveys• Updating web content
• Polling for feedback
Country Partner Portal
http://educationuk-usacountrypartners.com/
@EdUKNewsTeamUSA
British Council USA Education UK Team
EdUKNewsTeamUSABritish Council USA Education
Portal
Content: - News
- The Team
- Upcoming Events
- Archive - Newsletter
- Presentations
- Research
- Blog
- Twitter Feed
Interactive:- Post comments
- Take surveys
- Guest blog
Federal Aid
Federal Aid and Student Loans – Administrative rules by the DoEAmendments were made to the regulatory language regarding the auditing process
for ‘Foreign Schools’ adding administrative compliance costs to institutions • These rules go into affect on the 1st of July 2011
• > $10M = Annual US GAAP Audit Process
• $10M < $3M = ‘every three years’ (actually two out of three years)
Incentive Compensation Regulatory Language in §668.14(b)(22)(i)
p. 66875 Section 668.14(b)(22) does not prohibit institutions from providing any commission, bonus, or incentive payment to students who are referrals. Therefore, an individual who is referred to an institution should be able to receive whatever scholarship money or tuition assistance that he or she may otherwise be eligible to receive without violating the HEA.
The HEA does not prohibit advertising and marketing activities by a third party, as long as payment to the third party is based on those who “click” and is not based in any part, directly or indirectly, on the number of individuals who enrol or are awarded financial aid ; therefore, the regulatory language would not prohibit such click-through payments.
see §668.14(b)(22)(iii)(B)(1)
3rd Party as a pathway/
referral
Fee based onStudent
Searching/ ‘Click through’
University $
$University Fee Based on student enrolment
3rd Party as a pathway/
referral
Education Consortia UK
Update from the ECUK Group – Jessica Guiver
Moving forward - update on the new Partnership offer
Thank you
NORTH AMERICA TEAM:
• Washington, DC• Richard Everitt, Deputy Director USA [email protected]
• Mary Catherine Scarborough, Education Marketing Advisor [email protected]
• Alison Corbett
• Kate Norman
• New York• Malsert Chapman [email protected]
• Montreal • Sarah Dawbarn [email protected]
• Liane Fraser [email protected]