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In this episode we talk to Ms. Shikha Vij, Career and College Counsellor, at Step by Step School Noida, Ms. Shikha has 11 years’ experience and she also won the Counselor of the year award which was presented to her at the IC3 conference in 2019. Today we discuss the ways in which students are adapting to the new normal and we also take a look into the future and discuss how students can prepare f...

Today’s episode is a special edition. It is based on a much sought-after and elusive topic – Education Loans. Join our guests Mr. Ankit Mehra, Co-Founder, CEO, and Director at GyanDhan and Mr. Anand Subramaniam, Business head of Education Loans at the Bank of Baroda as both of them lead the session on demystifying education loans for international students. The episode will help us know more about...

In today’s episode, we have three students, sharing their experience of how it has been for them as prospective international students in times of COVID-19. Mustafa Vahanti has applied to a university in Australia for a graduate program. Radhika Chauhan and Sayam Kanwar have applied to a university in the USA for the Undergraduate program. The episode is an endeavour to understand straight from th...

In the first episode of our series, we speak to Amit Lahiri, Chief Sustainability Officer and Founding Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CECRAS) at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU). Amit will speak to us about the recent changes in India’s CSR policy and also describe how OP Jindal Global university engages with SDGs. Ready to internationa...

On the Acumen SDG Podcast Series this week, we will try to uncover exactly where India Inc spend its CSR money. Our guest for this week is our very own, Abhinav Sood, Head of Client Relations & International Projects. Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Visit our website acumen.education Let's get social! Follow us on Linkedin. 

In September 2019, India’s Finance Minister made a landmark announcement by significantly widening the scope of CSR. Companies were finally allowed to use their CSR spending towards funding research in India’s public institutions across fields such as science, technology, medicine. In our podcast this week, we try to explore to what extent can International universities engage within India’s CSR s...

In this episode, our guest, Shishir Upadhyay, is going to take us through the insights on how the space of International education in the USA is developing from the perspective of the Indian market. Shishir is a strategy and marketing professional with over fourteen years’ experience in higher education and health care landscape across multiple functional areas. He is working as Senior Internation...

Our guest in this episode is Ankit Mehta. Ankit is the Regional Recruitment Adviser for the University of Canterbury. This episode will focus on how New Zealand is coming to terms with challenges posed by COVID-19. Ankit has five years of experience working with Immigration New Zealand. Experience of knowing New Zealand up close in this duration inspired him to work in greater depth and contribute...

Join our host Anuradha in conversation with Anupama Ghai, as they explore how the Australian government and the institutes are gearing up to face the challenges that COVID poses and how the Indian market is responding to Australia as a study destination. Anupama has been working with the University of Sydney as Principal Adviser, India. Her rich experience of 8 years in the education sector has se...

In today’s episode, Shibani Mukherjee takes us through a journey to discover how international education is shaping up in India vis-à-vis UK. Shibani has over 15 years of experience in the education sector. She is presently working with the University of Leeds as Regional Adviser- North, East India, and Bangladesh. Episode 2 will look at various challenges and opportunities that UK universities fa...

In this episode, we talk to Apratim Mukhopadhyay, our destination expert for Canada. Apratim is a seasoned International recruitment officer who has worked for the education sector in Australia and Canada. He is presently working with the University of Toronto, Canada. Today, he shares his expert opinion on how India is responding to Canada as a study destination. Ready to internationalise and div...

Lindsay Addington is Director of Global  Engagement, NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counselling. Lindsay is in conversation with Zoe on the potential rise in gap years, the future of standardized admission testing and the silver lining that coronavirus has brought our field. Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Visit our website acumen.education Let&apos...

Carri Orrison is Vice President of Operations at US internship provider Global Experiences (GE). Carri is in conversation with Zoe on the value of international internships from an employability perspective and how GE has pivoted from offering an on-location internship to a virtual internship in just a few weeks. Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Visit our website acumen.ed...

Robin Matross Helms is the Deputy Chief Innovation Officer and Principal Internationalisation Strategist at the American Council on Education (ACE). Robin is in conversation with Zoe this week. The blog she refers to at the beginning is “Can Internationalization Survive Coronavirus? You Need to See My Data”. Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Visit our website acumen.educati...

In the name of #lifelonglearning, we have something new on the podcast this week – a panel session with three of Sannam S4’s in-country reps in the US and their manager. Jackie, Haley, Megan G and Megan B are in conversation with Zoe talking about what US students considering the UK for their UG or PG studies are really saying right now. Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Vi...

Tom Miner’s background includes periods in public sector and nonprofit social media as well as a gamechanging role as Head of Global Social Media at Crocs Shoes. Join Tom in conversation with Zoe talking about moving a business from bricks and mortar to clicks, the big trends in US social media happening right now and three tips for institutions who want to use the current challenges to take a fre...

Jason Kinnear is Assistant Dean of Study Abroad and Exchanges at UNC-Chapel Hill, a super-experienced higher education professional in study abroad programme development and service-learning. Join Jason in conversation with Zoe Marlow on the effect of coronavirus on the field of study abroad – for institutions, providers and students Ready to internationalise and diversify your institution? Visit...