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Rachel MacSween

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Rachel MacSween

Rachel MacSween is Director of Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement at IDP in the UK. Her role is to work with university partners on their student recruitment ambitions, as well as leading on government and sector stakeholder management, B2B marketing and global communications. Prior to her joining IDP in early 2022,  Rachel held roles as Director of International at the University of York in the UK, Head of Recruitment at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and roles with Navitas for seven years in both Edinburgh and Melbourne. Rachel is passionate about ensuring successful outcomes for her clients, sharing IDP’s unique data sets to help improve the policy environment in the UK and working with a wider group of colleagues in the sector to constantly improve the applicant experience.

4 pieces

Newest first, since October 2024

  1. · Comment

    International education can be sustained by a deeper understanding of its regional impact

    International students already contribute to regional economies – but that benefit has to be made more tangible. Rachel MacSween and Debbie McVitty look for synergy

    With Debbie McVitty

  2. · Comment

    In a competitive, ranking-dominated world, can the UK sector centre quality in international education?

    Wonkhe and IDP Education are exploring what the HE sector needs to do now to secure the success of the government’s International Education Strategy. Rachel MacSween and Debbie McVitty parse out the question of “quality”

    With Debbie McVitty

  3. · Comment

    The international recruitment market is changing – and international education strategies will need to change with it

    Rachel MacSween reflects on a year of turmoil in international education, and offers some pointers towards securing sustainable international recruitment in 2026

  4. · Comment

    Higher education could do more to capture and promote the global value of a UK degree

    Getting to sustainable international recruitment means understanding international student experience and outcomes, say Rachel MacSween and Debbie McVitty

    With Debbie McVitty