Drawing on our 40 years of combined experience in international education to assist institutions with internationalizing curriculum for student workforce development skill-building, graduation name-reading, internationalization business transformation, international student recruitment, international student regulatory risk protection staff training, strategic international partnering, and study abroad program development.
Petit World Consulting brings extensive work and research in intercultural intelligence, communication, and comparative politics to develop intercultural intelligence training workshops for staff and faculty and to assist faculty with strategies to infuse curriculum with intercultural competence and communication skill-building to prepare students for a global workforce. We also work to update global perspective requirements as part of general education requirements to incorporate study abroad and service learning into the curriculum.
Having students' names read correctly, regardless of their origin internationally or locally, is an important piece of effective internationalization and respect-building for an institution as part of its graduation ceremony. The Petit World Consulting Team proudly acts as name readers for this important public step in students' lives to ensure that international and local students can walk proudly across the stage stress-free. The team has served at ceremonies for community colleges, private universities, and public universities of all sizes.
Learn how to combine siloed and stand-alone offices into a comprehensive one-stop service unit for international student and study abroad practices, including all international services and functions, to increase the scope and quality of student services without increasing cost.
International recruitment strategies and optimal global regions for recruitment are always changing, whether geopolitically or otherwise. Yesterday's tools can be old news tomorrow; however, sometimes, older approaches can be revived. As is often said with work in international education, "it depends!" Whether it is traditional in-person recruitment, arm-chair promotion, or cutting-edge social media, we have been there and believe that one thing remains true - it is about people. Petit World Consulting has led numerous successful international recruitment initiatives for community colleges, high schools, and universities.
Changing regulatory landscapes for F-1, J-1 and M-1 student and scholar regulations are constant, and present a serious financial and reputational risks to institutions that do not invest in up-to-date training and implementing best practices. Mitigating institutional risk is not just the responsibility of advisors and general counsels. It is imperative for all levels of an organization that work with international students and scholars to be aware of the risks and how to avoid them.
Investing in recruitment campaigns without equally strong retention efforts misses a tremendous opportunity to sustain enrollments, and does not lead to student success. Students and families today prize authenticity, engagement and hospitality. Let your efforts show those values and give them a reason to persist, even when things get tough. Too often retention efforts are in a silo away from the recruitment operation. Petit World Consulting has developed many successful retention initiatives around orientation, programming, career services, and much more. We know how to bring the pieces together, and understand that it is more expensive for institutions to acquire new students, than it is to retain the students that they already have.
Most organizations depend on strategic partnerships for international student recruitment and study abroad program development to create new opportunities, harness specialized skills, and expand the reach of their operations. The challenge is finding reliable partners, and having the expertise to imagine what new programs and initiatives might be possible with the right collaborators. Petit World Consulting has imagined and executed partnership development for community colleges, universities and non-profits that resulted in enriching opportunities for institutions and transformative student experiences.
Develop faculty and international department-led programs to enhance student experiences to develop skill sets in communication and intercultural intelligence for their next steps to enter the workforce!
Ask for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss how Petit World Consulting can collaborate with your institution on proven strategies related to your institution's global strategy to help your students, staff, and faculty succeed. Contact us today about our services!
Petit World Consulting has had many successes over the course of our careers.
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