University welcomes U.S. and Canadian high school counsellors
Professor David Taylor (stood centre second right), the University's Pro-Vice Chancellor, International and International Recruitment Officer, Lyndsey Ashton, (far left) are pictured with the ten high school counsellors from the U.S. and Canada on their recent tour of the University.
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 09:55:00 BST
Transatlantic link set to increase student numbers from North America
THE University of Huddersfield is building up it its transatlantic connections, leading to a likely boost in the numbers of Canadian and U.S. students on the campus.
A group of ten high school counsellors – who advise their pupils on choice of university and courses – paid a fact-finding visit to Huddersfield, where they were hosted by the University’s International Recruitment Officer, Lyndsey Ashton.
Two of the counsellors were from high schools in Vancouver, Canada, and their U.S. counterparts were from the states of New York, West Virginia, Washington, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio and Oklahoma. A counsellor from Colombia also joined the delegation.
Pictured right: Dr Paul Elliott, Senior Lecturer in inorganic chemistry, gives a talk to the counsellors.
During their day-long tour of the University of Huddersfield, the visitors were taken to all schools and departments, inspecting facilities and observing classes. They also met U.S. and Canadian students who are already studying at the University, and held talks with Professor David Taylor, who is the University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor, International.
“It was a really successful visit,” said Lyndsey Ashton. “A lot of the counsellors have been on tours of this nature before and they were very impressed. It will have helped with the advice they can give their students about coming to the UK and we are confident it will attract more students to the University of Huddersfield.”
It is important to forge links with high school counsellors in the USA and Canada, explained Lyndsey, because they are the main source of information and advice for students thinking of studying abroad.
“When I have been at overseas recruitment fairs and exhibitions, I have met counsellors and a lot of them asked if we undertake this type of tour. I saw the importance of these events to the counsellors and decided to organise one,” said Lyndsey.
A consortium was formed with a selection of other North of England universities in order to arrange the first visit by a U.S. and Canadian party, and now it is set to become a regular event.
