What's in this episode?

We talk about the complex nature of reaching, recruiting and retaining students in the age of COVID-19 and beyond.

You'll hear about;

• Ambitions to reduce the complexity of the admissions process
• Extension of virtual open days and events to broaden student intake/and widen participation
• Multi-channel approaches to the now complex matrix of student intake and comms across different countries, different pedagogical approaches and different time zones.

You can continue the conversation online at @podcastedtech and @SalesforceOrg with #EdtechEdge and #edtechpod.

People

• Jane Armstrong, Senior Director, Salesforce.Org | Twitter: @SalesforceOrg
• Joanna Kumpula, International Student Recruitment - Strategy & Insight, Tampere University | Twitter: @joannakoo; @TampereUni
• Katy Willis. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Success, Plymouth Marjon University | Twitter: @shoekaty; @marjonuni
• Petri Suomala, Vice President for Education, Aalto University, Finland - Business and Technology | Twitter: @MattiPetri; @AaltoUniversity
• Esa Hämäläinen, Director of Administration, University of Helsinki | Twitter: @esahamal
• Susanna Niinistö-Sivuranta, Director of Development and Head of Student Services, University of Helsinki | Twitter: @NiinistoS; @helsinkiuni
• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech

This episode is part of Season Two of our podcast series 'The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education', supported by Salesforce.org. The Edge takes a fresh look at higher education and digital transformation and this episode is all about recruitment and admissions.

Show Notes and References

Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes

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