The document summarizes presentations from a January 2017 conference in San Diego on regional analysis and the ground game of international student recruitment. Presenters discussed trends in global student mobility, top countries of origin for international students, historical international student enrollment data in the US, Optional Practical Training trends, projections for global economic and middle class growth, and strategies for international student recruitment through agent networks, in-country partnerships, and college fairs.

1. Regional Analysis
San Diego Conference • January 2017
Presented by
Nelson Padron (Boutique Universities Consortium)
Ali C. Hantal (Mezun Group)
Ita Duron Hermouet (MCPHS)
Paul Hofmann (California State University Sacramento)
Angel Ahmed (GNET-Global Network)
Patrick Colabucci (UCLA Extension)
Zepur Solakian (CGACC)
Benjamin Waxman (Intead LLC)

2. San Diego Conference • January 2017
Global
Student
Mobility

3. San Diego Conference • January 2017
Leading
Places of
Origin of
International
Students by
Host
Countries

4. San Diego Conference • January 2017
International Students
Totals in
the U.S.
from
1960/61 –
2015/16

5. San Diego Conference • January 2017
United States

6. San Diego Conference • January 2017
OPT
Trends

7. San Diego Conference • January 2017
Global economic
power projected to
shift to Asia and
emerging economies
by 2050.
Global ranking of the world’s largest
economies, GDP in PPP terms, through 2050.
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Gross domestic product (GDP) measured via purchasing
power parity (PPP) adjusts for differences in price levels
across countries

8. San Diego Conference • January 2017
Global
Middle
Class
Projections

9. Regional Analysis
San Diego Conference • January 2017
Presented by
Nelson Padron (Boutique Universities Consortium)
Ali C. Hantal (Mezun Group)
Ita Duron Hermouet (MCPHS)
Paul Hofmann (California State University Sacramento)
Angel Ahmed (GNET-Global Network)
Patrick Colabucci (UCLA Extension)
Zepur Solakian (CGACC)
Benjamin Waxman (Intead LLC)
Latin America, Turkey/Middle East, India, China, Southeast Asia

10. Ground Game
San Diego Conference • January 2017
Presented by
Angel Ahmed (GNET-Global Network)
Charlie Schwartz (University of Cincinnati)
Paul Hofmann (California State University, Sacramento)
Beth Greene (Study in the USA)
• Agent Networks
• In-Country Partnerships
• College Fairs
Patrick Colabucci (UCLA Extension)
Zepur Solakian (CGACC)
Benjamin Waxman (Intead LLC)

11. San Diego Conference • January 2017
So Many Fairs
So Little Funds

12. Ground Game
San Diego Conference • January 2017
Presented by
Angel Ahmed (GNET-Global Network)
Charlie Schwartz (University of Cincinnati)
Paul Hofmann (California State University, Sacramento)
Beth Greene (Study in the USA)
• Agent Networks
• In-Country Partnerships
• College Fairs
Patrick Colabucci (UCLA Extension)
Zepur Solakian (CGACC)
Benjamin Waxman (Intead LLC)