Topic: Student admissions
In this Learning Circle, we’ll discuss the challenges and realities of working in admissions within international higher education. It’s an opportunity to bring your questions and exchange experiences with fellow professionals on the role’s operational and strategic aspects, including application processing, fraud detection, credential assessment, policy compliance, and more. Join us to connect with other EAIE members in similar roles, build your network and engage in meaningful conversations about the realities of the role.
Chatham House Rules
You may share and use the information discussed outside the meeting, but not the identity of the person who said it or the organisation involved. This ensures a safe space for open and honest dialogue. The session will not be recorded.
Meet the Chairs
Marlies Overbeek
Marlies Overbeek is College Director at Navitas. Before that, she worked as Senior Marketing Adviser at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, where she headed a team of 10 marketing and communication professionals working on the university’s internationalisation goals. She was also previously involved in organisational change projects at Delft University of Technology and building Delft’s international presence from 2005 onwards.
The common thread in her career so far is connecting marketing and recruitment of graduate students and universities’ strategic policies and activities. Her interests involve building bridges within the university to facilitate enrolment of qualified students. In the past, Marlies has been a board member of the Dutch higher education marketeer network DHENIM. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Languages from HAN University of Applied Sciences, and a Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of Twente, both in the Netherlands.
Since 2024, Marlies has been a member of the EAIE Thematic Committee Marketing and admissions and is the Chair.
Marybeth Gruenewald
Marybeth Gruenewald is Director of Global Initiatives at Educational Credential Evaluators in the USA where she engages in marketing content development, cross-functional team management, public relations, manages the ECE® e-Learning programme, works with external strategic alliances, and serves as a liaison between ECE and U.S. and national and international organisations and International governmental bodies.
As a former international credential evaluator, Marybeth has served in leadership positions for NAFSA and received the NAFSA Award for Service to the Organization. Marybeth received the National Association for Graduate Admissions Professionals' [NAGAP] Building Bridges national award. Marybeth served on the Board of Directors for the United States National Association of Credential Evaluation Services [NACES] for ten years. Having assisted the EAIE office with its first webinar programme offering, Marybeth then was a six-year member of the EAIE Professional Development Committee where she had helped oversee EAIE training programmes and the organisation's workshop content for its annual conference. She is a frequent presenter and workshop developer for various organisations, including EAIE, NAFSA, TAICEP, and many others. Her expertise continues to be her ability to bring together diverse professionals so that others can gain insight and understanding into the varied procedures, policies and trends in our global community of international educators.
Since 2024, Marybeth has been a member of the EAIE Thematic Committee Marketing and admissions.
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