Events
Members of the i-graduate team regularly speak at conferences and events. Details of past and future events will always feature here. For more information about any of the events listed, or to arrange a meeting with a member of the team, please contact us on info@i-graduate.org.
Forthcoming events
NAFSA 2013 Annual Conference & Expo
26-31st May
St Louis, Missouri
Pamela Barrett, Nannette Ripmeester and Lizi Skilton will be at stand 1604 - come and visit us!
Pamela will also be holding the following workshops and sessions:
Workshop: Tuesday 28th 0900-1200
Advancing International Enrollment Management: Big Picture Considerations and Institutional Guidance
Session: Thursday 30th 0800-0900
Great Expectations: Managing International Students’ Decisionmaking and Preparation
Using examples from cutting-edge business theory, student insight data, and institutional examples, this session shows how to set and manage the International Enrollment Management communications flow. Participants learn how to ensure that students make positive decisions and arrive well prepared for their experience.
Session: Friday 31st 1515-1615
Unleashing the Power of Data to Drive International Enrollment Strategy
As institutions seek to expand international enrollment management, data can be an ally. Yet many offices lack coherent data strategies. In this session, practitioners discuss leveraging data sources such as market intelligence, digital media, and performance management metrics to drive an informed and cost effective international enrollment management strategy.
Best Practice Exchange, London 2013
Monday 17th June, 10am-5pm
MacMillan Hall, Senate House, London
Speakers from i-graduate, including Will Archer (CEO) and Jamie Taylor (Director, Continuous Surveys), will share national data and trends from the latest wave of the Barometer, plus offer guidance on how to increase survey response rates. Plus professionals from UK Higher Education institutions will deliver sessions on themes such as the integration of international and domestic students.
In the afternoon, we will we hold Best Practice sessions, where delegates will be able to choose from topics including the learning experience, providing a warm welcome and improving support services – and discuss current issues and share best practices. We aim to provide practical actions for you to take away from these sessions.
If there are particular themes you would like to discuss, please email rachel.worley@i-graduate.org and we will do our best to allocate some time for these topics in the programme.
As valued partners, we are pleased to offer our Student Barometer clients a delegate pass for £195.
Standard delegate rate is £390.
Programme available here.
Please click here to register.
Best Practice Exchange, Rotterdam 2013
Wednesday 19th June
Rotterdam
An opportunity for our clients in Europe to meet to share best practice insights and discuss how to get the most from Student Barometer data. Nannette Ripmeester, i-graduate’s Director of Client Services Europe, will share an overview of trends from the ISB 2012/13. Plus professionals from Higher Education institutions will deliver sessions on themes such as the integration of international students, accommodation issues and using social media to manage student expectations.
For more information please contact n.ripmeester@i-graduate.org
Past events
Online and open-access learning in higher education: MOOCs, New Pedagogies and Business Models
5th February 2013
Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London.
This one-day seminar, organised by The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, University of London International Programmes and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, is aimed at senior managers and policy makers in higher education, as well as other stakeholders and innovators in both the public and private sectors. It will take a critical look at the current surge of online and open-access higher education in the US, as well as its emergence in the UK and elsewhere. What does it have to offer – to students and to universities seeking to adapt to this new landscape?
More information here.
6th Annual Languages Canada Conference
20th - 22nd February 2013
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
i-graduate are pleased to participate in the 6th Annual Conference of Languages Canada: Passport to Quality Education to be held at the Westin Nova Scotian hotel in Halifax.
Please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
AIEA Annual Conference
17th - 20th February 2013
New Orleans, USA
i-graduate are pleased to announce that we are Gold Sponsors at the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Annual Conference at New Orleans Marriott. The theme for this year's event is “Re-imagining Higher Education in a Global Context"
We have an exhibit booth, Stand 16: visit us during the conference to learn more about i-graduate and our set of insight tools for international educators, featuring the globally acclaimed International Student Barometer (ISB).
We hope that you can include the following breakfast session on your schedule:
- "Strategic Management for Internationalization: The International Student Barometer" Tuesday, Feb 19, 7:45-8:45AM, Galerie 1
Please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
11th Washington International Education Conference
28th - 29th January 2013
Washington DC, USA
i-graduate are pleased to participate in this event where key embassy personnel gather together to learn about the latest trends in international student recruiting, admissions, and campus life. The conference will be held at the University of California Washington, DC Center.
Pamela Barrett, Director of Client Services North America, has been invited to give a plenary keynote presentation on ISB trends and insight.
Please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
AIRC 4th Annual Conference
29th - 30th November 2012
Miami, USA
i-graduate are pleased to be invited to participate in and be a sponsor of the 4th Annual Conference of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami.
Pamela Barrett, Director of Client Services North America, will be co-presenting with partner University of Cincinnati to demonstrate how ISB student satisfaction data and metrics can be used to create a highly successful international enrollment program.
We hope that you can include the following session on your schedule:
- Friday, Nov 30, 3:15-4:00PM: "Transformational Insight: Understanding our students and how their decision making, perceptions and satisfaction can shape our enrollment strategies"
Please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
IAU 14th General Conference
27th-30th November 2012
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Organized in partnership with the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, the IAU 14th General Conference will offer participants a Thematic Programme examining the role of higher education and research in addressing the numerous and critical challenges on the ‘global agenda’
NAFSA Region VIII Conference
14th-17th November 2012
Alexandria, USA
i-graduate will be represented at this event where international educators from Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia gather to hone their professional skills. The conference will take place at the Hilton Mark Center in Virginia. Please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org or Elizabeth.Gorsuch@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
NAFSA Region XI Conference
13th-15th November 2012
Portland, Maine, USA
i-graduate will be represented at this event where hundreds of international educators gather from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to hone their professional skills.
This regional conference is titled “Guiding Internationalization: You Can Get There From Here” and will be held at Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in Maine. Contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org or Elizabeth.Gorsuch@i-graduate.org to schedule a meeting.
2012 ARC Conference & Exhibition
12th-13th November 2012
Bristol, UK
The 2012 ARC Annual Conference & Exhibition is being held at the Bristol Royal Marriott Hotel on 12 & 13 November. The conference features high ranking speakers from UUK, HESA, QAA HEFCE and UCAS. The ARC Annual Conference attracts around 100 senior managers from HEI’s across the UK.
We are exhibiting the event, so we look forward to meeting attendees!
ACU Conference of Executive Heads
9th-11th November 2012
Kingston, Jamaica
The conference will address the theme of 'University Rankings and Benchmarking: do they really matter?'. The event will take a broader view of performance measures and benchmarking, examining other drivers such as economic policies, changing political and social agenda, staff recruitment and retention, and student aspirations. The event aims to provide a balanced portfolio of tools through which leaders can manage the full range of their work.
Will Archer, i-graduate's CEO, will be presenting in a plenary session at the ACU Conference, 09.45-10.45 November 10th.
CBIE 46th Annual Conference
4th-7th November 2012
Montreal, Canada
We are pleased to announce that we are Silver Sponsors at the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) Annual Conference. The theme for this year's event is “A fine balance: harmonizing international education policy and practices"
i-graduate will be represented by Andy Fenning, Vice President; Pamela Barrett, Director of Client Services North America and Elizabeth Gorsuch, North America Sales and Marketing Manager.
Please email Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org to arrange a meeting.
We have an exhibit booth, Stand 3: visit us during the conference to learn more about i-graduate and our set of insight tools for international educators, including the ISB (International Student Barometer), the Language Barometer and the Student Pulse.
i-graduate will be presenting in two conference sessions which we hope you will include in your schedule:
- “Engaging the You Tube generation: understanding our international students” Monday, 5 November at 2:45-4:00PM (Session C2) Convention Center West, Room 217-219
- "Sometimes the truth hurts but, it can also make you stronger" Wednesday, 7 November at 9:30-10:45AM (Session G4) Convention Center West, Room 109
We look forward to seeing you in Montreal!
ICEED Fall Conference
16th-18th October 2012
Toronto, Canada
i-graduate will be participating in the International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development Conference (ICEED) hosted by Centennial College. The theme for this year’s event is “Going Global – World Class Post Secondary Education for Economic Development.”
Pamela Barrett, Director of Client Services North America, will be giving an ISB presentation titled "International Student Satisfaction" scheduled to take place on Thursday, 18th October from 2:00 - 2:45PM (Session 9). We hope to see you there!
To schedule meeting on site, please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org or Elizabeth.Gorsuch@i-graduate.org.
NAFSA Regions III/VII Bi-Regional Conference
14th-18th October 2012
San Juan, Puerto Rico
We will be participating in this event where hundreds of international educators from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas (Region III) and Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Puerto Rico (Region VII) gather to hone their professional skills.
Pamela Barrett, Director Client Services North America, will be a featured co-presenter for the presentation "Re-Defining the Enrollment Funnel" scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 16th October from 11:15am - 12:30PM.
To schedule a meeting on site, please contact Pamela.Barrett@i-graduate.org or Elizabeth.Gorsuch@i-graduate.org.
AIEC 2012
2nd-5th October 2012
Melbourne, Australia
i-graduate are participating in the annual AIEC conference in Melbourne. This years' theme is 'International Education in the Asian Century.' AIEC 2012 will explore the role international education, training and research will play in the 21st century. The emphasis will be on how Australia, and other countries and regions, might work together and in partnership with Asia to help shape this “Asian Century”.
During the event, Guy Perring, Director of Client Services, Asia, joins Dr William Lawton, Director, Observatory on Borderless Higher Education in Workshop 10: TNE Models & New Approaches, An International Perspective. The workshop takes place 2nd October in Meeting Room 217, 13:30-17:00.
In addition, Kevin Brett, Director of Client Services, Australia shares i-graduate data in the session: 'Understanding the global impact of our international student graduate - what we know, what we don't and what we need to know.' The session takes place 5th October, 12:35-13:25 in meeting room 218.
We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne!
EAIE 2012
11th–14th September 2012
Dublin
This years’ EAIE is taking place in Dublin from 11th –14th September. We are pleased to announce we will have a stand at the event, and amongst those attending will be Will Archer, i-graduate’s CEO, Nannette Ripmeester, Director of Client Services, Europe, Lizi Skilton, Account Manager and Shejeen Mostafa, Account Executive.
Nannette will also be part of a panel presenting 'Enhancing the International Student Experience in Germany: Lessions Learned' The session 8.17 takes place on Thursday 13th September from 10.00-11.00.
We look forward to seeing you in Dublin at stand 180!
Universities UK Annual Conference
11th-13th September 2012
Keele University
i-graduate are delighted to annouce that we will be exhibiting at the Universities UK Annual Conference taking place this September at Keele University. We look forward to meeting participants at the event at our stand!
8th Annual BUILA Conference
2nd-4th July
Glamorgan, Wales
We are pleased to announce our attendance at the 8th Annual BUILA Conference taking place at the University of Glamorgan from July 2nd- 4th. Both Will Archer, i-graduate’s CEO and Lizi Skilton, Account Manager, Client Relations, are attending the event. Key focus areas for the conference sessions will be effective use of social media, the benefits of participating in recruitment consortia and student integration and mobility. In addition, we are proud to be able to sponsor the Cambrian Male Voice Choir who are performing during the conference dinner on the evening of July 3rd at Cardiff’s prestigious City Hall.
HEA Annual Conference
3rd July
Manchester
The 8th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Academy is “Great Expectations – are you ready?” and is taking place from July 3-4th in Manchester. i-graduate has a stand at the event on July 3rd and both John Dye, Process Manager and Caitlin Mills-Lyle, Account Manager, Client Relations will be present.
Caitlin will also be presenting a 15 minute discussion slot on 3rd July at 15:45-16:00 in Room 4.206 . This session will introduce interact, i-graduate’s ground-breaking interactive data visualisation solution which is transforming the way in which student satisfaction data is presented, interpreted and analysed.
HEIR 2012
12th-13th July
Liverpool
We are pleased to announce that Andy Fenning, i-graduate’s COO has had his paper to the 2012 HEIR Conference at The University of Liverpool Management School accepted. Andy will present his paper ‘Dynamic Data Visualisation’ and will introduce interact, i-graduate’s ground-breaking interactive data visualisation solution which is transforming the way in which student satisfaction data is presented, interpreted and analysed. He will take part in the session focusing on the Student Experience on Friday 13th July between 09:30 – 11:00. We will also have a stand at the event, so we look forward to welcoming you there!
NAFSA 2012
27th May - 1st June
Houston, Texas
i-graduate participated in the NAFSA 2012 Annual Conference and Expo in Houston, Texas as a Global Partner and Sponsor. Pamela Barrett, Director Client Services North America, was a co-presenter for a conference session titled: "Price Compared with value in International Student Recruitment." Also representing i-graduate: Elizabeth Gorsuch (Sales and Marketing Manager North America), Nannettee Ripmeester (European Client Service Director) and Guy Perring (Asia Pacific Client Service Director).
Best Practice Exchange 2012
15th May
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Best Practice Exchange 2012 – ‘Raising the Bar’ for the international student experience,’ took place on 15th May in Rotterdam. Nannette Ripmeester, i-graduate Director of Client Services Europe and Lizi Skilton, Account Manager, Client Relations both presented at the event. Topics covered on the day included ‘How to maximize the impact of ISB data within your institution?’ and ‘What do they do differently that makes it work?’ a comparison of the arrival and welcome procedures between the UK & the Netherlands. A Best Practice event is also planned in the UK later in the year.
Enhancing the Global Student Experience
24th April
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This one day conference, hosted by i-graduate and Help University, presented an opportunity to explore and evaluate the unique factors that come together to create a rich student experience. It is particularly important for today's students who are globally mobile and looking at international and transnational qualifications as their route to success. Student experience provides the focal point for both institutions and government in attracting the best and the brightest.
The Observatory's 2012 Global Forum
25th and 26th April
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Following the Enhancing the Global Student Experience Conference, the Observatory’s 2012 Global Forum took place at The Prince Hotel, entitled ‘New Players and New Directions: Concepts and Models of International Branch Campuses’. This event was built around a new report and afforded the opportunity to interact and debate with IBC practitioners.
Going Global 2012
13th-15th March
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Going Global 2012, hosted by the British Council, offered an open forum for policy makers and practitioners from around the world to discuss issues facing the international education community. Will Archer, i-graduate’s Chief Executive, attended Going Global 2012 and took part in the session; ‘Global graduate employability: rhetoric or reality?’ This session covered a range of relevant contexts, case studies and conceptual frameworks from international student perceptions of employability to proactive institutional approaches. It addressed the international dimension to the graduate employability agenda.
i-graduate also hosted a drinks reception, just around the corner from the conference centre on the evening of March 14th. The event allowed participants to network with fellow attendees in the prestigious setting of One Birdcage Walk. For more information about the evening please contact our Marketing Manager, Rachel Worley, Rachel.Worley@i-graduate.org.