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Episode Synopsis
Summary
The second episode of The EdGE Podcast focuses on advising in hard-to-reach places, with a special emphasis on Iran and Libya. Guest host Karen Bauer, REAC for the Middle East and Central Asia, and guests Amy Hamidi, EducationUSA Iran Virtual Adviser, and Amira Ouardani, EducationUSA Libya Adviser, discuss challenges they face, resources they use to virtually connect with students, and connecting with HEIs as virtual advisers. They share stories about memorable steps HEIs have taken to support their students with bureaucratic and logistic challenges, something that is especially important in the face of pandemic-related obstacles. Even they, as previous virtual advisers, faced a transition period at the onset of the pandemic, as students faced disruptions to existing bureaucratic and financial systems.
Along the way, master some basic Arabic and Farsi phrases, discover the innovative ways our advisers connect with students entirely virtually, and learn how to best support and recruit hard-to-reach international students as an HEI.
Conversation Highlights
1. Reaching students in Iran and Libya [4:20]
2. Virtual platforms for communication with students [9:13]
3. Managing and maintaining HEI connections [13:37]
4. Impact of the pandemic on advising [22:14]
5. Advice for HEIs connecting with hard-to-reach students [25:08]
6. Creative virtual programming ideas [27:27]
Learn More
The EducationUSA network: https://educationusa.state.gov/
EducationUSA Iran: https://www.educationusairan.com/
EducationUSA Libya: https://www.facebook.com/EdUSALibya/
The second episode of The EdGE Podcast focuses on advising in hard-to-reach places, with a special emphasis on Iran and Libya. Guest host Karen Bauer, REAC for the Middle East and Central Asia, and guests Amy Hamidi, EducationUSA Iran Virtual Adviser, and Amira Ouardani, EducationUSA Libya Adviser, discuss challenges they face, resources they use to virtually connect with students, and connecting with HEIs as virtual advisers. They share stories about memorable steps HEIs have taken to support their students with bureaucratic and logistic challenges, something that is especially important in the face of pandemic-related obstacles. Even they, as previous virtual advisers, faced a transition period at the onset of the pandemic, as students faced disruptions to existing bureaucratic and financial systems.
Along the way, master some basic Arabic and Farsi phrases, discover the innovative ways our advisers connect with students entirely virtually, and learn how to best support and recruit hard-to-reach international students as an HEI.
Conversation Highlights
1. Reaching students in Iran and Libya [4:20]
2. Virtual platforms for communication with students [9:13]
3. Managing and maintaining HEI connections [13:37]
4. Impact of the pandemic on advising [22:14]
5. Advice for HEIs connecting with hard-to-reach students [25:08]
6. Creative virtual programming ideas [27:27]
Learn More
The EducationUSA network: https://educationusa.state.gov/
EducationUSA Iran: https://www.educationusairan.com/
EducationUSA Libya: https://www.facebook.com/EdUSALibya/
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