A British Council report launch is held at The IC Café on Tuesday 20th June: Recruitment channels and pathways to undergraduate study in the UK.
The undergraduate international student recruitment ecosystem is crowded and complex, with many potential and overlapping pathways for overseas students to enter UK higher education. The diversity of channels can create confusion for students, looking to source trustworthy information, and uncertainty for institutions, seeking to invest limited resources.
To address this knowledge gap, the British Council has commissioned the first comprehensive review of ‘Recruitment channels and pathways to undergraduate study in the UK’, with an emphasis on mapping out and quantifying the evolving ecosystem. The research was completed by The IC Global Partnership and the report’s findings will be launched at The IC Cafe on Tuesday 20th June at 11:00 – 12:00 (BST).
- John Mcnamara, Global Head of Research, Education Insight Hubs at The British Council; Jacqui Jenkins, Global Programme Lead-International Student Mobility at The British Council;
- Sirin Myles, Co-Founder and Director, The IC Global Partnership
John, Jacqui & Sirin will share findings of the report
- Chris Kirk, Director of UCAS International
- James Pitman, Managing Director UK and Europe, Study Group
Chris & James will discuss the implications of the report
They will share trends in recruitment channels, pathways and applications for international students studying in the UK, the role of agent aggregators and private pathway providers, and make recommendations to help the UK to strengthen its position as the second most popular study destination for international students in the world.
Date: Tuesday 20 June 2023
Time: 11am (BST)
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Our expert speakers
John McNamara
Based in the British Council’s Dublin office, John is Global Head of Research, Education Insight Hubs, and manages a broad portfolio of sector facing research. Key outputs include market intelligence briefs, thought leadership reports, data tools and blog posts – supporting UK universities to achieve their international education ambitions. John is a regular presenter at industry conferences, policy dialogues and research launch events. Prior to joining the British Council in 2019, John ran his own international education consultancy, and before that worked as a senior economist with the Economist Intelligence Unit in London. John has degrees in Economics from University College Dublin and University of Galway.
Jacqui Jenkins
Jacqui is the British Council’s global lead for international student mobility and marketing at the British Council. Jacqui leads a team in the 35 countries that send more than a 1000 new international students to the UK annually. Jacqui has had an extensive career at the British Council, she was the original producer of the Going Global conference series in 2004, she founded the global Study UK Alumni Awards in 2013, she was the education adviser to the UK’s Government GREAT Britain Campaign Study UK in 2016 and in 2022 she launched the Agents and Counsellor Hub.
