International Student Barometer
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The ISB is used by Higher Education institutions, membership bodies, networks and national governments around the world to provide the global benchmark for the international student experience. It tracks and benchmarks international student opinion across the entire student journey, providing the data and insights to develop a world-class student experience, and grow international student numbers.
"The ISB really underpins our student experience – it will help shape it – it will be a litmus test to get a sense of what students are feeling as they go along that journey with us. In five years’ time we will be a different institution altogether.”
- Christopher Sharpe, Director of International and Partnerships at University College Birmingham
"The ISB allows us to have the impartial, evidence-based institutional conversations. It enables us to mature in an informed way, and it allows us to adapt more quickly; and therefore be more relevant on the world stage."
- Wendy Curtis, Dean of International Strategy, Partnerships and Market Development at Fanshawe College
“International students experience university differently – they have different issues and place a different emphasis on different aspects of the university experience, so it’s very important to tease that information out, to hear their voice separately. You don’t get that from many other surveys; the ISB is the exception.”
- Toni Kaila, Specialist for International Affairs at Aalto University
"The survey provides valuable insights for us to benchmark with our counterpart universities in UK and Malaysia as well as with other universities in Asia and globally. It enables us to identify at a more concrete level our competitive edge and areas for improvements."
- Ivy Sun, Deputy Director for Strategy and Performance at University of Nottingham Ningbo China
“Using the ISB to focus on student satisfaction, student success and the student experience can have both near-term and long-term positive impacts on international student enrollment and retention. It moves us away from the anecdotal to having a clear, accurate understanding, so we can make better strategic decisions."
- Chad Hoseth, Assistant Vice Provost of International Affairs at Colorado State University
“The ISB’s ability to benchmark globally and against the competitor set is so important; it stands alone in the marketplace. Many KPIs and league tables tend to focus on home students, so there’s real value in a tool that gives us an insight into the experiences of international students."
- Charlie Pybus, Director International at Durham University
Example insights from just some of our regions
Malaysia regional statistics
Conytact Guy Perring, Regional Director for Asia, to find out more about your institution's participation in the International Student Barometer.
UK regional statistics
Contact Robin Hallows, Head of Surveys at Etio, to discuss how you can participate in the upcoming barometer wave.
European regional statistics
Contact Nannette Ripmeester, Europe & North America Regional Director, to discuss how your institution can get involved with the upcoming International Student Barometer wave.
Contact your regional specialist to join the upcoming survey wave
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