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INDUSTRY SPEAKS STUDYTRAVEL MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019
Industry speaks
Agency Q&A
This month, Patcharaporn www.tieca.com
(Bee) Boonkerd, President of manager@tieca.com
Thai agency association TIECA,
gives an overview of the Thai
outbound market.
What initiatives has TIECA slightly decreased from the previ-
Full name of association: Thai been involved in over the last ous year due to the economic
International Education Consultants
Association (TIECA) 12 months? recession in Thailand. Australia,
Year established: 1997 Apart from organising an annual the UK and the USA remain the
Number of members: 74
TIECA exhibition, TIECA actively top destinations for Thai students.
engages with students using However, due to the major in-
online means such as social crease in F-1 visa refusals, a num-
media and its website. TIECA’s ber of students decided to divert
Facebook page is regularly to study in alternative countries.
updated with content from all China is picking up a number of
members. Moreover, TIECA students as China becomes a
utilises Facebook LIVE to provide leader in Asian economics and
essential information relating to studying in China will provide op-
study abroad and visas. portunities for students to view
things from a Chinese perspec-
Give us an overview of the tive. Also, there are a number of
Thai outbound market. scholarships from government to
The overall market for Thailand is attract students from Thailand.
Read more at: https://studytravel.network/magazine/issues/797
Agency of the month Sarah Jochums,
“They offer an effi cient Sarah Jochums
and very friendly ser-
vice. Contact is often “We greatly value our part-
This month, Sarah Jochums made by telephone rather nership with Moreton Hall
www.sarah-jochums.de in than purely email exchange and I as we share the same passion for
feel they spend a lot of time match-
Germany has been nominated feel they spend a lot of time match-ensuring that each and every child
ing the students to the right school.
by Moreton Hall www.moreton- ing the students to the right school. is in exactly the right place and is
hallschool.com in the UK. Victo- Charon is a pleasure to work with cared for as an individual. We share
and makes sure she knows exactly the same values of professional-
ria Eastman, Director of Interna- and makes sure she knows exactly
tional Recruitment, explains. what we have on offer.” ism, integrity and honesty.”
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