ICEF?s recruitment initiatives
04.01.08
Last year saw a number of recruitment initiatives at ICEF, including its online platform, global workshops and expanded services for the HE sector
2007 was a banner year for major recruitment initiatives at ICEF GmbH, with record attendance at ICEF’s market-leading workshops around the world, the rapid growth of the ICEF Online platform, and the launch of two new product groups to provide expanded services for the higher education sector as well as professional development training for international recruiters.
Expanding international recruitment
“We see large numbers of education institutions around the world expanding their international recruitment programmes,” says ICEF CEO Markus Badde. “Some of these are entering international markets for the first time, but many more want to grow and diversify their international enrollments. We are well placed to help given our global scope and linkages to key markets and networks worldwide.”
Major milestones in 2007 included:
- The ICEF Berlin Workshop set an attendance record again in 2007 with 1,566 delegates from 88 countries attending—an increase of 9% over the 2006 attendance and a remarkable 36% increase since 2005.
- The ICEF China Workshop established itself as the largest of ICEF's regional workshops, with 536 participants from 54 countries in 2007—an 85% increase over the 2006 attendance.
- ICEF held its first Higher Education Workshop in September 2007 in conjunction with the annual European Association for International Education Conference (EAIE) in Trondheim, Norway. The specialised workshop hosted 92 participants from 35 countries, and matched well-established, accredited universities with carefully screened recruitment agents.
- In its first full year of operation, ICEF Online, the world's first Internet platform for educators and agents, has grown into a community of more than 900 members. "[ICEF Online] is not about the technology," says ICEF Online Director Rod Hearps. "It's about the community of members that use the platform as a way to communicate, work together, and do business with one another."
Further information
For more information, visit www.icef.com
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