At Studyportals, we are aware that no one knows your marketing needs better than you. Every recruitment initiative is unique, as every university has its own targets, resources, and goals. Our job is to make sure that we develop the … Continued
In the pursuit of creating the best global education platform in the world, the first week of February at Studyportals was a very memorable one. We stopped all scrum work and ran 5 design sprints in parallel. Yes, 5 design sprints. And, … Continued
The entrepreneurial spirit need never be disconnected from its social and global impact. In fact, Studyportals as a company is a testament to the continuity existing between the drive for business success and what the world demands for a better … Continued
Reminiscing about the early days of Mastersportal, Edwin points out that the first year was the most difficult one. “We have had difficult times,” he says. “There were nights where we worried about being able to make payroll for the … Continued
Many young people have ambitious ideas for making the world a better place. Turning those ideas into reality, however, requires leaps that only few of us dare to take. Edwin van Rest embodies exactly the kind of enthusiasm for this … Continued
What distinguishes the best online user experiences from the worst? Lots and lots of research and design iterations. It’s easy to think of new ideas, but it takes a great deal of work to build and maintain an intuitive and … Continued
On July 5-7 2017, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam hosts an international conference on Master’s admission for a diverse international classroom. The conference brings together a large variety of professionals; academics, researchers and practitioners. The main focus will be on how Master’s admissions need … Continued
Since 2016, Studyportals is glad to support another great social initiative, started by our dear colleague Julie: the Goodfellow foundation. Currently, we are supporting two excellent female Philippine students with their Bachelor studies: Mary Jane and Cynthia. Mary Jane and … Continued
As 2017 approaches and our sights remain fixed upon the calendar’s end, we prepare to meet the next year with enthusiasm, pride, energy, and – of course – joy. In the service of students This year, we undertook a major … Continued
The final days of the year allow for retrospect and thinking back of all great achievements of 2016. This might give a feeling of pride, as well as motivation to do even better for 2017! To give you a head … Continued
Recently, we are seeing a massive change in the way that we consume social content and we are becoming more and more visual by the day, also as well referenced in the quotation, “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, … Continued
During our last design sprint our product owners with the help of our developers and User Experience designers, created a client dashboard from scratch to help our clients better visualize their campaigns and results. However, even if we like the way … Continued
Technology is a key ingredient in facilitating changes in today’s learning environment. Your class or university may not have ‘flipped classrooms’, but many who are involved in higher education have observed the increased use of technology to some degree. When thinking … Continued
What a city! There are so many things to say about Liverpool it is hard to put every single detail in one blog post. Today, the city of Liverpool is associated for producing well-known music legends including the Beatles, Frankie … Continued
In less than a month, the Annual EAIE Conference will be kicking off! Are you ready? We have already started packing our bags and business cards to come together at 28th Annual EAIE conference and exhibition in Liverpool, a city … Continued
Showing up on top of Google Search Results! Over the past weeks, the Studyportals’ engineers and SEO specialists have been working hard on the Structured Data. The hard work is quickly paying off, as the first results of this markup are … Continued
After seven years of working with universities and language schools, our advisors noticed that most education institutions struggle with their online presence. Whether it’s lack of IT support, or being part of a larger university, getting the most out of … Continued
This month, the engineers and product innovators at Studyportals have adopted Amazon Cloudsearch to reduce the waiting time spent by students when searching for that Masters’ Degree in Scenography. This is part of a larger ongoing project aimed at … Continued
In today’s competitive environment international marketing & recruitment are becoming more and more important to universities across the globe. The reality, however, is that most universities are doing very little marketing, but a lot of recruiting, which in fact is … Continued
There are currently over 1,000 foundation of pathways programmes around the world, and their existence and growth is mostly due to the rise in international mobility over the past decade. Why have these programmes become so popular over the past … Continued
