Rachel MacSween

Rachel is the Director of Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement for UK and Europe at the global education company, IDP Connect. This roles works across all UK and Europe Clients to support with international recruitment and marketing. Prior to this role, Rachel was Director of International Recruitment, Partnerships and Mobility at the University of York in the UK. She joined the University having previously headed up the Recruitment and International office at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Rachel's remit is international recruitment, partnerships and student mobility. Prior to Strathclyde, she spent seven years with Navitas, where she worked in roles in both Edinburgh and Melbourne. Before choosing the path of international recruitment, Rachel worked in advertising, PR and alumni relations in Edinburgh.

She earned a BA in Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University and a PG Diploma from Queen Margaret University. She is currently enrolled in an MBA programme at the University of Strathclyde. Rachel is an EAIE member and presented at the EAIE Conference in Helsinki and hosted a campfire session focused on student views on internationalisation. In 2020, Rachel became a member of the Conference Programme Committee.