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AGENCY SURvEY StUdytrAvel mAgAZIne AUgUSt 2018

hOw DO AGENCIES REASONS FOR hOw DO AGENCIES FIND NEw
RECRUIT STUDENTS? STUDYING OvERSEAS SChOOlS TO REpRESENT?
23% word-of-mouth 6% repeat 36% Future work 63% Agent conferences
17% website business 33% Further studies overseas 12% Fairs and expos
17% Social media 4% mail shots 13% Current work 10% Studytravel magazine
13% Seminars to 2% tv/radio 12% Further studies at home 8% direct contact
students 1% Student fairs 3% pleasure only 7% Internet
10% email/online 3% Other
marketing
7% Ad in press

wOrd-OF-mOUth FUtUre wOrK Agent COnFerenCeS

23% 36% 63%

Vladimir Dolgiy, World of Education, Uzbekistan
talks to us…

“The market in Uzbekistan has become very competitive. We can
divide the market into three categories: low cost programmes like China,
Latvia and Poland with scholarships and a price less than US$4,000;
middle cost like Malaysia, Korea and some small UK universities; and
“A third of high cost in the UK, USA and Australia. Canada is not very popular be-
students were studying cause of a lot of refusals from the Canadian embassy.” www.woe.uz
abroad with the intention of go-
ing into further (or higher) education, Guzal Yergesheva, Intellect Agency,
3% high school preparation evidence that students see language Kazakhstan talks to us…
1% Short-term semester
1% gCSes study as a pathway to HE. The UK and
1% A-levels/IB/graduation US were the top destinations for both “Over the last two years Canada has been a popular
trend for Kazakhstani students followed by the UK
language and HE with requests for
and USA. Canada is attractive due to the exchange
Malaysia and Germany also high.”
rates between CAD and USD, safety, multiculture and
Nicola hancox,
post-study opportunites. We consider Australia to be the next
Editor
popular destination for our students.” www.intellect.kz

Thank you to the following agencies for taking part in this survey: In Afghanistan: Unique Ever Green Consulting Group, www.uniqueevergreencg.com; In Georgia: British House,
www.brithouse.ge; ELL, www.ell.ge; LCC Educational Consulting; In Kazakhstan: Crystal Study Group, www.crystalstudy.kz; Intellect Agency, www.intellect.kz; InterPress/InterTravel,
www.studyabroadkz.com; LLP Linguistic Centre, www.globaledu.kz; In Kyrgystan: Kyrgyz Concept, www.concept.kg; In Mongolia: World’s Perfect Education, https://www.facebook.com/
WorldEducationMongolia/; In Uzbekistan: UzGlobal Travel LLC, www.uzglobaltravel.uz, World of Education, www.woe.uz.

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