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Foreign Students in Poland 2007, Lodz, February 22-24, 2007

Foreign Students in Poland 2007, Lodz, February 22-24, 2007 International Marketing of Higher Education and Research in Germany Olaf Köndgen, DAAD, Head of Section International Events, Fairs, Exhibitions for HE Institutions. International Marketing - The German Approach - 1. Situation Analysis.

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Foreign Students in Poland 2007, Lodz, February 22-24, 2007

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  1. Foreign Students in Poland 2007, Lodz, February 22-24, 2007 International Marketing of Higher Education and Research in Germany Olaf Köndgen, DAAD, Head of Section International Events, Fairs, Exhibitions for HE Institutions

  2. International Marketing - The German Approach -1. Situation Analysis • Decrease in the number of students and researchers • 2. „Brain drain“ to the U.S. (young researchers, mainly in natural and bio-medical sciences) • 3. Dropping numbers of German students in natural and engineering sciences

  3. International Marketing - The German Approach -2. Situation Analysis • „Diminished attractiveness“ (II)4. Growing international competition amongst providers of higher education • 5. Systematic promotion campaigns carried out by competitors • 6. Growing concern about demographic changes and the lack of academic workforce (researchers, engineers etc.) •  What should be the role of Germany in international HE mobility in the next decade?

  4. International Marketing - The German Approach -3. Setting Aims and Objectives • position Germany as a relevant global provider for higher education and research • attract qualified students and researchers from abroad • export German study programmes

  5. International Marketing - The German Approach -4. Identifying Key Issues • improve the general conditions • develop internationally attractive study programmmes • start a global marketing and public relations campaign • legal environment (visa, residence and work permit) • room and board • structural incompatibilities: degrees (bachelor, master vs. Diplom, Staatsexamen, Magister) • English as a language of instruction • German language courses and certification • modular courses, ECTS • guidance and tutoring (customer philosophy) • costs, fees and quality • branding (of institutions, networks, the national system) • information, marketing and consultancy • benchmarking, cooperation

  6. GATE-Germany 113 Research and Higher Education Institutions International Marketing - The German Approach -5. Organisation Joint Initiative International Marketing for Study and Research in Germany 35 institutions and „players“ in politics, economy, and states („Länder“)

  7. Conferences, workshops and consultancy for German HEIs Global network of information centres Internet portal „campus-germany“ International Marketing - The German Approach -6. Actions and Outputs • „Road shows“,promotion tours Media campaign Higher education fairs

  8. International Marketing - The German Approach -7. National Brand Suggestions for the German branding campaign: focus on... •  quality of study programmes and research opportunities • good value for money • universities vs. univ. of applied sciences reliability • individualism, personal success modern - traditional • language: German vs. English • perceptions abroad

  9. International Marketing - The German Approach -8. Media campaign: examples Printed material and give-aways Advertisements „Testimonial“ campaign: 21 testimonials from 13 countries

  10. International Marketing - The German Approach -9. Output in Figures • 75 promotion tours (”road shows”) and large education fairswith German institutions in 16 different countries, accompanied by media campaigns under the „Hi!Potentials“ logo and design • 390 German presentations on international higher education fairs worldwide • 320.000 direct contacts to students and academics on fairs and events (plus approx. 50.000 contacts at the Information Centres p.a.) • 48 Information Centers („ICs“) worldwide • www.campus-germany.de established as the main portal for information about study and research in Germany: more than 2 million pageviews per month

  11. 10. DAAD Network: DAAD Germany DAAD branch officesInformation Centres

  12. International Marketing - The German Approach -11. Situation in 2006 - Evaluation • Number of international students enrolled at German HEIs

  13. China India Mexico International Marketing - The German Approach -12. Situation in 2005 - Evaluation • Growth in the number of international students from three key target countries

  14. 1 • China • 2 • Bulgaria • 3 • Poland • 4 • Russia • 5 • Marokko • 6 • Turkey • 7 • Ukraine • 8 • France • 9 • Kamerun • 10 • Spain • 11 • Austria International Marketing - The German Approach -13. Main Countries of Origin 25.987 12.467 12.209 9.594 6.986 6.587 6.532 5.512 5.245 4.148 3.975 as per winter term 2004/05

  15. International Marketing - The German Approach -14. Forecast on Global Mobility Forecast on international mobility of students (in thousand, by region of origin) (Source: Study „Global Mobility 2025“, IDP)

  16. International Marketing - The German Approach -15. Objectives for Phase II • Fine-tuning and review of the objectives: • - Focus on quality rather than quantity • - Coordination with related campaigns and initiatives (economy, trade, tourism, sport) • - Development of recruitment and selection procedures abroad • - Strengthen the DAAD network worldwide • - Integration with European initiatives (Bologna-Process, ERASMUS Mundus, EU-programmes with third countries)

  17. International Marketing - The German Approach -16. Branding Higher Education Institution Region,„Land“ HEI-group EuropeanUnion Country Institute,School

  18. International Marketing - The German Approach -17. The European Dimension • Action schemes and projects • Contract for consortium (DAAD, EduFrance, Nuffic, BC) for seven EHEFs and Asia-Link-Symposia,2006-08: Bangkok, Delhi, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Hanoi, Jakarta) • EHEF (European Higher Education Fairs) with local responsabilities, cooperation and organisation • EHEFs with grants from EU-Third-Country-Programmes (Asia-Link, Bangkok Nov. 2004) • Tenders under Erasmus Mundus Action 4

  19. Thank you for your attention!Olaf KöndgenHead of Section 234Events, Fairs, Exhibitions for Higher Education InstitutionsDAAD BonnTel ++49-228-882-674Email koendgen@daad.de

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