The Portfolio of the Vice-President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) is leading the University’s international strategy in collaboration with the Senior Executive Team, Colleges and Portfolios to ensure that internationalisation is integrated into the core University activities of teaching, research and engagement. The portfolio is led by Sebastian Raneskold, Vice- President & Pro Vice-Chancellor (International). The Portfolio comprise three teams, referred to as Flinders International:
The Portfolio is serviced by the support team, comprising:
Carrie Jenkins
Executive Officer
Katie Jackson
Senior Portfolio Support Officer
Carly Peterson
Portfolio Support Officer
Both portfolio and college international planning and performance monitoring is underpinned by capable systems, quality data, analysis and information management. In combination with Planning and Analytic Services (PAS), we develop business intelligence reporting, supply market intelligence, analysis and advice specific to international recruitment and engagement.
Nick Boyle
International Engagement & Performance Analyst
The International Compliance team manages a range of internal and external regulatory compliance matters for staff and international students. This includes; Education Services for Overseas Students Act (ESOS) and National Code-related queries, Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) and student visa queries, and student releases. The team also provides advice around changes to government legislation and impacts on student recruitment and services, immigration risk mitigation, and reporting.
Shiva Savaria
Manager International Compliance and Risk
Kenny Khoo
Manager International Compliance and Risk
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Mr Sebastian Raneskold
Vice-President & Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
The Flinders International Recruitment directorate takes primary responsibility for managing all aspects of the strategy, marketing, and brand development internationally, with the primary focus on the recruitment of international students to commence onshore in Australia. At an operational level, the team engages with prospective international students from the first point of enquiry through to the point where applicants accept their offer of admission to the university. The International Recruitment directorate is led by the Director, International Recruitment, and is comprised of three functional teams that are operationally integrated to support the student recruitment/acquisition process. They are outlined below.
The International Regional Recruitment team is responsible for maximising international student recruitment outcomes and achieving the universities' international student enrolment targets. This is achieved through the management of local and international stakeholders and commercial partnerships including education agents, sponsors, institutional partners, Australian Government and foreign governments and ministries; as well as targeted recruitment campaigns, events, and activities both in-market and digitally. The team attracts and engages prospective students and works through the application, offer, conversion, acceptance, and visa stages of the application lifecycle to optimise a successful university outcome at each stage. In addition to the Adelaide based staff, several in-country representatives are based locally in priority countries and cities selected to capitalise on international student recruitment opportunities and accessibility to other markets in the region.
Lara Stone
Senior Manager, Country Recruitment
The International Digital Recruitment team is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating digital marketing campaigns to position the university globally to support its international recruitment activities; specifically relating to lead generation, enquiry and prospect management, brand awareness and conversion strategies. The team contributes to the Flinders International strategic planning and innovation across all digital channels with a strategy focused on automation innovation across digital advertising, website, CRM and Marketo (automated marketing software tool).
Kelly Meier
Manager, International Digital Recruitment
Flinders International works in collaboration with the Office of Communications, Marketing and Engagement (OCME) to develop marketing content and collateral that supports university and college-based international recruitment and engagement initiatives. This includes providing intelligence, direction, and support to ensure content developed for international activities is aligned to relevant markets and opportunities in order to achieve identified KPIs. For international recruitment specifically, this includes the development of market-specific content that is aligned to priority programs within each of the colleges. This forms the basis for course guides, regional mini-guides, and study area-specific flyers that are utilised for recruitment events, prospective student advising, agent training, digital recruitment and conversion campaigns, and institutional presentations.
Eliza Oatway
Marketing and Communications Partner - International
The International Admissions and Compliance Team is responsible for the international admissions function and includes application processing and offer acceptance for prospective international students. This process involves the assessment of overseas qualifications, facilitating requests for credit, issuance of offer letters, assessment of Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirements, and ensuring applications meet program eligibility requirements. The team has a strong focus on delivering high-level customer service, ensuring prompt application processing and that applications are compliant with university, national, and international legislative frameworks and policy requirements relating to international students.
The team supports colleges through the development and management of candidate selection processes for coursework and research programs, program quota management, transnational (offshore) programs (application assessment and offer letter issuance), and scholarship eligibility assessment. The team also has six offshore team members based in Delhi, India. In addition to providing service in this region in local time, the offshore team members conduct GTE interviews and are vetting application supporting documents to mitigate risk associated with fraud.
Maysie Procianos
Senior Manager, International Admissions & Compliance
Matt Schultz
Director, International Recruitment
The International Partnerships directorate oversees the university's international engagement strategy and framework. This includes International Partnerships and Transnational Education, Learn Without Borders, and sponsor relations. The directorate is led by the Director, International Partnerships and is comprised of the five teams below.
The Flinders international partnerships strategy 'Collaboration with Impact' is working towards a university-wide approach to global collaborations whereby priority is given to institutional partners that have a recognised strength in complementary areas to Flinders and are linked to industry and government wherever possible. The focus is for sustained and in-depth relations (with multi-college engagement) to ensure maximum benefit and exposure for the university and its partners, as we work towards a network of fewer but critically strategic partners.
An important component of this strategy is to establish select discipline-themed transnational education (TNE) micro-campus teaching locations in Flinders areas of strength; closely connected to industry sectors that are commercially sustainable and positively impactful on our international student flows and reputation. Building on past TNE successes, our emphasis will be on quality and scale with better commercial returns underpinned with dynamic quality assurance and a partner review model not just focused on compliance; but on performance metrics that includes student flows and reputational returns to Flinders.
Dineth Samaragunarathne
Manager International Partnerships (Strategy, Growth & Support)
Allisa Zhao
Manager International Engagement (Partnerships & TNE)
A significant number of international students are sponsored through the Australian Government, or through overseas governments and employers. This area maintains and develops relations with sponsor bodies and provides advice on sponsor matters. Additionally, it recruits sponsored students in a range of countries, notably Australia Awards students
Odile Ruijs
Manager, International Engagement (Sponsor Relations)
The Learn Without Borders (LWB) program comprises of all international inbound and outbound activity undertaken through bilateral semester student exchange and student abroad agreements, with more than seventy exchange partners worldwide. The LWB vision is that all students at Flinders University can choose to participate in life-changing international experiences through access to a range of high-quality, well-supported semester and short-term programs.
The strategy is focused on leveraging where possible our prioritised international partnerships in Asia that allow for high-quality academic, industry, and cultural activities for our students. The LWB team oversees all international college-led short-term experiences, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements, New Colombo Plan Programs, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade mobility funding, and study tours.
VACANT
Manager, Learn Without Borders
The International Student Services (ISS) team is a specialised service for all onshore international students and the university. ISS offers a range of programs supporting international students with pre-departure, arrival, study and social activities to enrich the study experience at Flinders. The team also provides advisory services to colleges on international student matters with a strong focus on enhancing the study experience and supporting staff to navigate through complex issues, policies, and procedures relation to compliance conditions applicable to international students.
Mr Jose Paulino
Senior Manager, International Student Services
Flinders International has a team of two managers, International Partnerships (MIPs), based in the colleges that plan for and service the international goals of each college. These roles focus heavily on developing and managing international partnerships and agreements with the aim of delivering a high-quality student load to the college.
The MIPs advise on new course development, assessment, and review of existing and new partnerships; assist with product marketing content; and coordinate and support a number of college-led visiting delegations. These roles act as a key conduit between the college and International Portfolio.
Brett Wagner
Manager, International Partnerships (BGL, CSE, HASS)
Julie Inglis
Manager, International Partnerships (MPH, NHS, EPSW)
Bill Damachis
Director
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