#222 - Recruitment & Admissions

What's in this episode? We talk about the complex nature of reaching, recruiting and retaining students in the age of COVID-19 and beyond.  You'll hear about; Ambitions to reduce the complexity of the admissions process Extension of virtual open days and events to broaden student intake/and widen participation Multi-channel approaches to the now complex matrix of student intake and comms across different countries, different pedagogical approaches and different time zones.  You can continue the conversation online at @podcastedtech and @SalesforceOrg with #EdtechEdge and #edtechpod. People Jane Armstrong, Senior Director, Salesforce.Org | Twitter: @SalesforceOrg Joanna Kumpula, International Student Recruitment - Strategy & Insight, Tampere University | Twitter: @joannakoo; @TampereUni Katy Willis. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Success, Plymouth Marjon University | Twitter: @shoekaty; @marjonuni Petri Suomala, Vice President for Education, Aalto University, Finland - Business and Technology | Twitter: @MattiPetri; @AaltoUniversity Esa Hämäläinen, Director of Administration, University of Helsinki | Twitter: @esahamal Susanna Niinistö-Sivuranta, Director of Development and Head of Student Services, University of Helsinki | Twitter: @NiinistoS; @helsinkiuni Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech This episode is part of Season Two of our podcast series 'The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education', supported by Salesforce.org. The Edge takes a fresh look at higher education and digital transformation and this episode is all about recruitment and admissions. Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. 

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