ACBC QLD – Education Strategies for China 2021 and Beyond

19 Jul 2021

Seminar and Webinar

ACBC QLD invites members and friends to join our highly experienced speakers based in China and Australia for an engaging and informative presentation, followed by a panel discussion, exploring the latest education industry insights and strategies that education providers can implement to provide high-quality, highly engaging onshore and online education to the Chinese market.

Topics covered include;

Current challenges in delivering international education services
Queensland Government strategies to support education services exporters
Strategies to engage with Chinese students despite border closures
On-line education service delivery strategies
Latest insights on Chinese student demands and competition from other countries
Changing nature of agent engagement

Event Host

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 19th August 2021

Time: 2:45pm registration for 3:00pm – 5:00pm AEST (including networking and tea & coffee)

Note: This event will be held in-person AND online. Please select preferred option when registering

In-Person: Federation University – Level 5 – 333 Ann Street, Brisbane 4000

Online: A link to join the online session will be sent to registrants separately the day prior to the event.

Tickets

Member IN-PERSON: $35 + GST & booking fees (including networking)
Member ONLINE: $25 + GST & booking fees

Non-Member IN-PERSON: $55 + GST & booking fees (including networking)
Non-Member ONLINE: $45 +GST & booking fees

Please note that registration will close at 12pm on Tuesday, August 17th.

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Event Speakers

Shannon Willoughby

Executive Director, Study Queensland - Trade and Investment Queensland

Shannon Willoughby leads Study Queensland, which is responsible for implementing the International Education and Training Strategy to Advance Queensland 2016–2026. Before joining Study Queensland, Shannon was CEO of Study Gold Coast, the peak education and training body for the Gold Coast. In this role, she developed a strategy and led a team that positioned the Gold Coast as a domestic and international study destination of choice. Shannon was a former chief reporter for News Limited and a long-term president of Young Professionals Gold Coast. Shannon is the Deputy Chair for Regional Development Australia Gold Coast and a board member for Ohana for Youth service. She holds a Bachelor of Communication from Bond University and is a graduate of Melbourne Business School and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Julie-Anne Nichols

Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for China, Trade and Investment Queensland

Ms Nichols has held a range of Australia and Asia-based private and public-sector positions. Her public-sector career has focused on international trade and investment promotion and facilitation, working for State and Federal-level Australian government agencies in Australia, Greater China and South- East Asia, including a decade assigned overseas on Diplomatic assignments. Ms Nichols has accrued over 20 years of engagement with Greater China in both private and public sector roles. She has led regional and national teams, working across a broad range of industry sectors, to assist Australian businesses navigate market opportunities and secure commercial outcomes. Julie-Anne holds undergraduate qualifications in International Business and Chinese language from Griffith University and an MBA from the Queensland University of Technology.

Jianwen Xu

Senior Business Development Manager - Education, Trade and Investment Queensland (Shanghai)

Jianwen joined the TIQ Shanghai office in January 2016 and is responsible for promotion of Queensland’s international education and training sector and educational cooperation in the east China region. She has 30 years of experience in international education. Prior to this role, she worked for the Education Section of the Australian Consulate General Shanghai. Jianwen started her career working for the International Cooperation and Exchange Division, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. Jianwen received her Bachelor of Arts (English Language) from the Shanghai Normal University and also undertook one-year postgraduate studies at the School of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand on a scholarship of a bilateral project during working for the Shanghai Government.

Makia Ma

Business Development Manager - Education, Trade and Investment Queensland (Beijing)

Makia joined the TIQ China office as an Education Business Development Manager in 2017. She is now based in Beijing to support promotion of Queensland’s education and educational cooperation in this region. Backgrounds in marketing and PR, Makia has worked on international education for about 10 years. She has extensive experience in managing education agents both in Australia and in China. Before joining TIQ, she worked at the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua for its corporate brandings and strategies for internationalization. She completed her Master of Commerce degree at the University of Sydney and had a Bachelor of Communication completed at Monash.

Professor Yi Ren

Pro Vice-Chancellor International, University of Southern Queensland

Professor Ren is the Pro Vice-Chancellor International at the University of Southern Queensland, providing leadership across the University for strategic guidance and advice for internationalisation and global engagement. He has been working in higher education for over 15 years and previously held positions at the University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, Victoria University, and Macquarie University. Professor Ren is currently a member of the Universities Australia Deputy Vice-Chancellors International Executive Group’. Further, he was elected to the Board of the International Education Association of Australia in October 2020 for a two-year term. Professor Ren obtained his doctorate from the University of Melbourne in economic geography and international business. He is an experienced international education executive and is an expert on international matters in the higher education sector. He is also an experienced researcher with a keen interest in the effective management of international education and global partnerships and is actively involved in the research management profession.

Russell Welch

Founding Director, John Paul International College and Chair, ACBC QLD Education Industry Working Group

As the Founding Director of JPIC (1997), Mr Russell Welch was a pioneer in international education and responsible for the College's development and significant growth in the competitive International Private Education and Training environment at that time; he has continued to represent the education industry at State, National and International levels. Russell first joined John Paul College as Foundation Head of Social Science in 1984 after a career with Education Queensland and in 1989, made the transition to the business side of the College to become the first full-time College Registrar. This was an exciting time as he worked to develop and grow the College, not just in numbers but also in the planning, development and opening of the Primary School and Childcare Centre. In 1996, he was fortunate enough to oversee the planning and registration of John Paul International College (JPIC) and its subsequent opening in 1997. Elected to the Board of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) in 2008, Russell also served as International Committee Chair and Member of the National Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS). In 2016, Russell moved from the NEAS Advisory Council to Board Member National ELICOS Accreditation Scheme.

David Ferguson

Deputy Head of International Operations, John Paul International College

David is Deputy Head of International Operations at John Paul College, leading its ELICOS and International Operations. David has over a decade of experience in international education both abroad and in Australia and is a NEAS endorsed Quality ELT Professional. He has post-graduate qualifications in both Education and Business. In previous roles, David has taught English as a Second Language in Germany, taught English and History at high school and managed John Paul International College’s study tour programs. David specialises in delivering data led solutions that are customer centric removing barriers and creating positive stakeholder outcomes. In his current role, he has delivered projects to reimagine all aspects of the student, parent and agent journey through innovative and interactive stakeholder engagement mechanisms.

Alex Bolt

Director (PD) - MBA Programs, Torrens University Australia

Alex has over twenty years senior commercial management (GM, MD, NED) experience. He has both owned and operated (international) organisations & has significant industry consulting experience. His commercial experience includes conceptualisation, design, implementation, manufacture and development of products and the subsequent development of international export markets. Alex has held varied consulting roles including change management, business development, end-to-end manufacturing (Asia) solutions.

Education Strategies for China 2021 and Beyond