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Assessments & Trainings for U.S. Universities 

International Recruitment Optimization:

Increased RevenueUniversal Consensus can help your university increase recruitment ointernational students by unleashing the power of cultural knowledgeduring the recruitment process. Optimizing the recruitment process

(including advertising and marketing) and obtaining strategic market insightinto existing and emerging international markets are significant benefits thata Universal Consensus engagement can bring to the university. UniversalConsensus International Recruitment Training utilizes the proprietaryBusiness Model of Intercultural Analysis [BMIA]. Average results in topinternational markets include:

  54% more reps at quota

  79% larger deals

  93% improved customer retention

  236% faster sales cycle

On Campus Cross-Cultural Optimization:

Retention of International StudentsCulture shock has been identified as one of the most significant reasons for international student attritionor failure to complete their intended course of study. When queried, 43% of international students saythey are adversely impacted by cultural differences, a number that could be greatly reduced with crosscultural optimization of the in-take, orientation, and integration process, including the training ofdomestic students and staff. Reduced Culture Shock  will greatly enrich international students

experience of campus life leading to a more satisfying academic and social experience and to those same

students becoming ambassadors for the university when returning to their home country. A campus-wide BMIA assessment will result in initiatives and training among staff, faculty & students that promotesharmony and integration, improving campus life and international branding.

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Key to University Profitability: Revenue from Abroad

With the number of annual high school graduates forecasted to drop by 50,000 in 2013-2015, U.Suniversities and colleges realize that attracting international students will be critical to compensating forthe demographic shortfall in domestic students.

The Department of Commerce has identified attracting international students as a key sector for U.Scommerce with both China and Korea. Ironically, these are two countries that represent the mostsignificant cultural contrast to that of the United States. In 2010, Chinese students surpassed Indian

students as the most populous foreign students in the United States. Roughly 130,000 Chinese travels tothe U.S. to study each academic year, up 30% on an annual basis and the number is estimated to grow atan even higher pace in coming years. Almost 112,000 Koreans studied in the U.S. in 2010, up 9% from2009.

Furthermore, international students typically represent a very profitable university demographicDomestic students in public colleges pay an average $7,605 (in-state) or $11,990 (out-of-state) yearlytuition, whereas international student pay an average yearly tuition of approximately $20,000. Inaddition, most international students opt for language and business studies, programs that are the mostscalable but the least costly to operate.

Contact Universal Consensus today for a complimentary consultation:info@universalconsensus.com

+1 (760) 696-0151

“Your workshops for our 80 Residential Life Advisors and university

administrative staff on how to integrate international students into university lifewere very well received. Thank you so much for accomplishing so much in so littletime - with great stamina and finesse. Your pre-organization and research wasvery evident, and your execution was nimble, responsive, and intelligently done ...with the background lens theory forming the basis.” 

- Dallas Kenny, Dean of International Students, University of Nebraska