Megan Brenn-White and participants discuss recruiting for graduate studies

Competition and/or collaboration? Marketing graduate studies in the U.S. and Germany
October 20, 2009. At a one-day conference at the German-American Institut Heidelberg, 25 participants from various universities discussed the recruitment of graduate students. In her opening remarks, DPAO Doria Rosen emphasized the internationalization of graduate studies and the increased mobility of students. ETS representative Maria Victoria Calabrese explained the GRE and the new Personal Potential Index, which led to a spirited discussion of the use of standardized test. Megan Brenn-White from the Hessen University Consortium New York Office, and participants talked about factors influencing a student's decision for a program, the acceptance of the German Bachelor's degree in the U.S. and exchange programs. The event was organized by EducationUSA/U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts and the Hessen University Consortium New York Office.