Navigating the Harbor: Streamlining International Processes to Support Enrollment Growth

Please provide a one-paragraph overview of the session.‎ (200 words or less): As institutions set sail toward enrollment growth and diversity of students, ensuring a smooth and well-charted admissions journey is essential to reaching the right destination. Is your current admissions workflow creating unnecessary turbulence for your team or international applicants? In this session, we’ll share experiences and help you navigate the harbor of international admissions with expert insights from IELTS USA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, and World Education Services (WES). Learn how smart tools like the IELTS and WES APIs can streamline operations, reduce manual tasks, and improve the applicant experience. Through real-world examples and actionable strategies, you'll discover how to steer your institution toward more efficient, student-centered practices. Whether you're optimizing your systems or anchoring your place in the global education market, this session will equip you with the tools to sail ahead with confidence.

Session Agenda/Outline (200 words or less): 1.) What is the current landscape of international admissions? What are institutions struggling with?
-Increased workload
-Understaffed and limited budgets
-Tedious, manual processes that don’t leverage technology
-Need to be more efficient to quickly capture student attention
-Uncertainty for staff and applicants around evolving policy changes

2.) Institutional Support Resources:
-Leveraging technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency - IELTS and WES APIs
-Research and Guidance for institutional professionals
- WES publications to understand trends in international higher education and IELTS best practices on English proficiency policies

3.) Applicant Support
-Guidance for applicants
-Understanding the timeline with changing US policies
-Streamline the application process
-Pre-application support
-WES iGPA calculator to help applicants understand their qualifications before applying
-IELTS Test Prep materials