How can U.S. institutions cooperate with the EducationUSA Taiwan Team?

EducationUSA advising centers in Taiwan are often the first point of contact for a prospective international student interested in studying in the United States. While their goal is to promote U.S. higher education as a whole, centers see prospective students as their principal clients and are therefore always seeking more and better information about U.S. institutions in order to help students find the best fit between their academic, career, and personal interests and the offerings of U.S. tertiary institutions. By working with Taiwan's EducationUSA advising centers you can reach a vast audience of prospective students.

• Locate centers in Taiwan on the EducationUSA Taiwan website.
• E-mail advisers with your questions and concerns.
• Send information about your institution to advising centers (remember to ask what type of materials and in what format they'd prefer). Information might include: catalogs, CD-ROMs, and informational videos; Scholarship & Financial Aid information; and a list of services available for non-immigrant students.
• Provide alumni contact information (for invitations to participate in predeparture or group advising orientations)
• Send statistics on students (for example, the percent continuing to four-year institutions from community colleges, percent on to graduate programs, etc.)

• Participate in group orientation programs
• Visit the EducationUSA booth at education fairs in Taiwan
• If travel is not possible, consider a telephone conference recruiting event organized by the advising center or participation in a "virtual" educational fair. (For more information, contact educationUSA@state.gov).  Digital Video conferencing may be possible in the near future.

• Volunteer to serve as a host campus for the U.S.-Based Training Program
• Serve as a host for other pre-NAFSA programs (states and localities often work together to invite and host groups of advisers prior to the annual NAFSA conference or other NAFSA training events. For more information on both program possibilities, contact educationUSA@state.gov)

• Link to the EducationUSA.state.gov website from the section on your institution's website for prospective international students. (For information on using the EducationUSA logo, please contact Coleen Gatehouse).
• Refer the international students you have admitted to the nearest advising center (advising centers can help students prepare for visa interviews and also provide predeparture orientations and other resources).