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AGENCY SURvEY studytravel magaZIne november 2018

hOw DO AGENCIES REASONS FOR hOw DO AGENCIES FIND NEw
RECRUIT STUDENTS? STUDYING OvERSEAS EDUCATORS TO REpRESENT?
33% word-of-mouth 7% social media 59% Further studies overseas 42% agent conferences
23% email/online 6% student fairs 27% Future work 21% Internet
marketing 3% seminars to 2% Further studies at home 19% direct contact
19% advertising in students 12% other 12% Fairs and expos
magazines 3% StudyTravel Magazine
9% website 3% other

word-oF-mouth Further studIes agent conFerences
overseas
33% 42%
59%

Kevin Putra Wangsa, ICAN Education, Indonesia
talks to us…

“At the moment Australia and New Zealand seem to be attracting
more students which I believe is due to migration opportunities as well
as the stability of the country in politics and economics. Lots of students
who initially want to study in Singapore, start to think about going to
“The thirst Australia or New Zealand, this is mainly due to the fact that the currency
for higher education difference is very minimal.” www.Ican-education.com
overseas remains strong but
the spread of off-shore campuses is Jackie Tan, Dyna-Ed Services, Malaysia,
3% a-levels/Ib/graduation impacting the Southeast Asia market as talks to us…
0.2% high school preparation
0.3% gcses students opt for courses closer to home. “Business has decreased for students going
Elsewhere, there was little to choose
abroad due to: the malaysian ringgit which is
between the top two destinations of
depreciating against a number of foreign currencies;
Australia and New Zealand.”
a lot of foreign institutions are setting up campuses in
Nicola hancox,
malaysia; and there are a number of institutions providing pre-
Editor
tertiary studies in malaysia.”

Thank you to the following agencies for taking part in this survey: In Indonesia: iAe Global, www.iaehoLDINGS.com; IcAN education, www.ican-education.com; JS education
consultant, www.jseducationconsultant.com. In Malaysia: AuG Student Services, www.augstudy.com.my; Dyna-ed Services; education Network consultants Sdn Bhd, www.encpg.com;
Selset education centre Sdn Bhd, www.selset-edu.com. In The Philippines: outbound education and Internships, www.obeiphils.com. In Singapore: Global Study Abroad pte Ltd, www.
gstudyabroad.com. NB: One agency wished to remain anonymous.

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