How can we better attract + retain international students to graduation and beyond?

Who came:

Dalhousie, Mackenzie college, Mount Allison, UdeMoncton, UNB (freddy) City of Moncton

Questions?

• How can we attract\recruit good-quality academic students?

• How can we keep¡support the same students to graduation?

• How can we connect them with opportunities to stay beyond graduation?

Notes & Ideas

• Attraction + retention

  • No provincial profile\consortium (NB) like EDU-NOVA .. too many schools ‘going it on their own’

  • Challenge around calibrating Eng + Fr recruitment efforts

  • Disconnect between university and college credit recognition

• Keeping intl students to graduation

  • Student supports are essential (mandatory, for credit)

  • For francophone students, building up eng proficiency

  • Intl students feel like they need to be bilingual (FR\ENG) to stay

• Keeping intl Students beyond graduation

  • Learning another language = a challenge

  • Trying to qualify for post-graduate work permit

Actions

• Market Moncton\NB as an educ city\prov = branding

• Build a NB educ. Consortium (build an atlantic educ. consortium?!!)

• Invest in student supports (make them mandatory, for credit)

• To address Fr\Eng bilingual reg, collaborate between Fr and Eng Schools on language instruction.

• Open more IRCC offices across province

• Greater collaboration between PSEC and GOVT on study (2-4 year) + work (PGWP) opportunities .. make process more seamless.

• More (regular) meetings between PSEC + PETL + POP.Growth ​