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Category: Internationalization

Disappointments in International Education

If you’ve ever spent long in international education circles, you’ll know that one of the standard mantras around support for internationalization is the importance of study abroad for helping Canadians gain intercultural competencies and projecting Canadian soft power. When abroad, Canadian students spread sunshine and light about their home. Upon their return, their knowledge of foreign cultures should make them better global citizens and help the country both commercially and diplomatically. In 2008-09, UNESCO reported that there were roughly 44,000

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March 27, 2012 2 Comments

Comparisons in International Indigenous Education

Yesterday we looked at different models of indigenous PSE around the world. Today, we’re going to look at some differences in levels of indigenous PSE access. When we want to compare countries’ rates of access, we usually look at participation rates; that is, the percentage of people in a particular age group (usually 18-21) who attend PSE. But that doesn’t work well with indigenous students, who tend not to delay attendance until long after this “traditional” age. There is a

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March 16, 2012 1 Comment

Try a New Market, For Once

Time for a pop quiz. Name a developing Asian nation that: – Had GDP growth of over 5% most years since 1995 – Has a population over two-thirds of which speaks English – Has a secondary school attainment rate of almost 90% – Has a seriously underdeveloped higher education system – Has been sending an average of over 15,000 people to Canada as immigrants each year since 2001 The answer is important because, let’s face it, a country like that

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November 21, 2011 No Comments

Learning from the Airline Industry

Every once in awhile it’s worth looking at other industries to see what you can learn from them and apply it to your own. In the case of higher education, I think it is time to look at airlines. The obvious similarity here has to do with the difficulties both experience in branding. Airlines all deliver essentially the same experience – you get to the airport, go through security, pick a seat on one flying cigar tube and a few hours later

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November 14, 2011 1 Comment

The Problem With Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM)

There are two basic issues with the way strategic enrolment management is practiced in Canada. The first is that there is a widespread misunderstanding about what it means to “compete” for students. SEM, done properly, is about competition, and finding ways to appeal to niche segments of the market that your competitors are also after. But few Canadian institutions have more than two genuine competitors, and even that’s being generous. Many are essentially local monopolies or duopolies. Only institutions in

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November 8, 2011 1 Comment

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