From Insight to Impact:
Understanding the International Student Voice, and Increasing Your Competitive Position on the Global Stage.
From Insight to Impact: Understanding the International Student Voice and Increasing Your Competitive Position on the global stage.
Recorded 1st October, 2025
During this 30 minute session designed for African institutions, Nannette Ripmeester illustrates how the International Student Barometer (ISB) helps to interpret data around international student satisfaction across academic, living, and support services. She delves into insights into student motivations, decision-making, and the factors driving happiness and recommendation. Nannette also shares some case studies of how ISB data is used in other countries to improve institutional performance and attract international students.
By systematically measuring international student satisfaction across the entire student journey—from application to graduation—the ISB provides data-driven insights to inform policies on attracting and retaining global talent, and help increase African universities' competitive position on the global stage.
By joining the session, you will:
- Gain fresh insights from the world's largest survey of enrolled students.
- Discover global trends in student satisfaction and decision-making.
- Learn how to benchmark and improve your institution’s performance.
- Gain actionable insights to strengthen your international recruitment and marketing strategies.
Your presenter: Nannette Ripmeester
Nannette Ripmeester is Regional Director of Surveys for Etio. Her love for international mobility was ignited whilst working for 7 years at the European Commission, streamlining labour mobility within Europe for EURES. With over 25 years of experience in international student mobility, Nannette leads the largest global student satisfaction survey of enrolled students, the ISB, in Europe, Africa and North America. Her expertise includes employability, mobility, and skills development, and she regularly collaborates with higher education institutions, corporations, and governments worldwide.
Nannette is joined by Chris Mkado, ISB's representative in Africa.