ICEF Podcast

Special episode: Exploring AI and its impact on international student recruitment

Episode Summary

A broad range of AI powered tools and solutions are available for, and increasingly used by, international student recruitment professionals are making the recruitment processes faster, more secure and more efficient. But how does AI really impact the student journey? In this special episode we will kick-off with an introduction to AI by professor Seyedali Mirjalili: What is AI exactly; how does it work, how does it learn, what are typical misconceptions or misunderstandings around AI, what’s AI’s ‘the best kept secret’ etc. What follows is a panel discussion about the use and implementation of AI in international student recruitment; its pros and cons, the impact it has on the roles and responsibilities of the recruitment professionals whether agency or educator, and to what extent the use of AI benefits our end-customer: the international student. Professor Seyedali Mirjalili will also be speaking at ICEF Digital, Nov 3rd in Berlin, the one-day conference focused entirely on digital and AI solutions for international education professionals. icef.com/digital

Episode Notes

Speakers
Professor Seyedali Mirjalili
Founding director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation (AIRO)
Torrens University
 

Pablo Pereira
Business Development Manager
Edvisor

Jack Whaley
Senior Manager University Relations (ANZ)
Leverage Edu

Martijn van de Veen (Moderator)
Chief Business Development Officer
ICEF