India Episodes

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Sept. 23, 2026

Jason Czyz, President of IIE: Open Doors, International Student Data & Trends, and the Future of Global Higher Education

In the Season 4 premiere of the EdUp International Podcast, host James Shafer welcomes back Ben Waxman, CEO of INTEAD, who takes the lead in a timely conversation with Jason Czyz, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education (IIE). Jason shares how a Rotary exchange year in France transformed his life and inspired a career dedicated to expanding global education opportunities. Together, Ben and Jason explore some of the most pressing topics in international higher education, including: Emerging student recruitment markets beyond China and India The growing appeal of U.S. community colleges to international students Why the United States still has significant capacity to welcome more international students International enrollment, diversification, and institutional strategy IIE's philanthropic programs, including the Emergency Student Fund, Scholar Rescue Fund, Odyssey Scholarship, and American Passport Project The role of Open Doors data and benchmarking…
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Jan. 26, 2025

Enrollment Charts: The Moneyball of International Student Recruitment with Jay Ligon and Ted Conway

In Season 2, Episode 6 of the EdUp International podcast, Jay Ligon, Founder of Enrollment Charts, and Ted Conway, Chief Operations Officer, unveil their data-first, analytical approach to international student recruitment and marketing. This episode dives deep into: Leveraging concepts like mean reversion and buying the dip to power data-driven strategies. Rethinking institutional long-term strategies with tools like Enrollment Charts’ country scores. Distinguishing long-term trend...
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Nov. 6, 2023

2. Counseling in Every School - with Jim McLaughlin, AVP of Community Development at IC3

It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In Episode 2 of EdUp International, YOUR guest is ⁠Jim McLaughlin⁠, Assistant Vice President of Community Development, Outreach & Parternship at at ⁠IC3⁠ (International Career and College Counseling). YOUR special student guest is ⁠Nazokat Samandarova⁠, Touro University international student and future software engineer professional from Turkmenistan, here to tell us her story about the power of trained counseling. YOUR host is ⁠James Shafer⁠, Director of Inte...