4F – Impact of the ‘Global Campus’: rising appeal of foreign universities in third-country destinations

14:30 - 15:15 22/03/27 The Gallery

Abstract

International branch campuses are playing an increasingly important role as many more students are unable or unwilling to travel too far abroad. With host countries like Malaysia developing themselves as major international education destination in its own right, the appeal for international education in Malaysia has been on the rise since the end of the pandemic. Kuala Lumpur for instance has risen 11 places in QS Best Student Cities in just one year from 23rd in 2025 to 12th in 2026. International branch campuses in a rising popular study destination like Malaysia are able to leverage their offerings for domestic, regional and inter-regional student recruitment. Discover how the recruiting ecosystem including agents and branch campuses are re-valuating their brand position and strategy development to meet shifting student appetite.

Learning objectives

  • Discover challenges and successes of positioning a foreign brand in a host country
  • Gain insight on current student decision making and expected outcomes per source market
  • Explore use cases of inter-regional recruitment strategies by providers with multi-location delivery

Target audience

This session will benefit those in student recruitment 

Session members

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Presentations

Key Dates

General Proposal Submissions

General Proposal Submission:
24 June 2026 23:59 AEST Closed

Proposal notifications:
late September 2026

Academic Research Submissions

Phase 1: Abstract Submission:
3 June 2026 Closed

Phase 2: Full Paper Submission (for accepted abstracts):
12 August 2026 Closed

Phase 3: Revised Full Paper Submission (incorporating reviewer feedback):
12 November 2026

Registration

Early bird open: from mid-September 2026
Early bird close: 12 January 2027
Standard open: 13 January 2027
Standard close: 20 March 2027
Late open: 21 March 2027

APAIE 2027 Conference & Exhibition

Pre-conference workshops: 21 March 2027
APAIE 2027 Kuala Lumpur: 21 – 25 March 2027
Post-conference campus tours: 25 March 2027

Submissions

Proposal submission: 24 April – 24 June 2026
Research submission: 24 April – 3 June 2026
Pre-conf workshop submission: 24 April – 3 June 2026

Early bird open: from mid-Sepember 2026
Early bird close: 12 January 2027
Standard open: 13 January 2027
Standard close: 20 March 2027
Late open: 21 March 2027