Erik Presley (USA)

New Beginnings – A great start to 2010

March 16, 2010 0 Comments

Next month we will have a new member of our team operating out of Shanghai, China. Mr. Bowen Shen joins ELI 360 as the China Market Manager. . .

Topics: business development, China office, ESL Program, HSU, intensive English program

Dubai My Next Stop

March 1, 2010 0 Comments

I’m days away from traveling to Dubai a city known for its skyscrapers. In fact, just last year the tallest building in the world was finished and opened for business.

Burj Dubai

Over the last year we have been developing a solid partnership with Emerging Young Leaders and through this organization we are now able to connect with more families around the world. Sam Balachander, from Bangalore, is the director and has made it possible to go on this trip to Dubai.  I am looking forward to …read more

Topics: ELI 360 Universities, Emerging Young Leaders, EYL, study abroad

Study Abroad – Chosen by Google to Promote their Technology

February 8, 2010 0 Comments

Everyone should study in a foreign university because it is a major reality of the 21st century world we all live in today. Google in their advertisement even agrees by mere association.

Topics: international admissions, international exchange, student exchange, study abroad

New Developments

October 30, 2009 0 Comments

As I consider the environment of higher education institutions that are increasingly seeking out partnerships with counterparts in other countries like China to. . .

Topics: academic collaboration, articulation agreements, China Development, cross-culture study, exchange agreements, international exchange, joint research, partnerships

My Trip to China – Ready to Celebrate

October 2, 2009 0 Comments

I’m less than a week away from going to China. I’ll be visiting high schools and universities and with our team. What a great time to be there just shortly after their 60th anniversary. …read more

Topics: beijing, business development, china, dalian, private university, recruiting, shanghai, student placement

Team

September 21, 2009 0 Comments

At this moment here at the start of this academic year’s roadshows I am reminded that at the beginning of this year I declared it “a year of belief.” As a company we create strategies, initiatives and projects all the time much like all other organizations and companies. Yet, at the same time our efforts are only a small part of …read more

Topics: best value, peace of mind, private university, student recruiting, trust, uniqueness, university choice

A New Semester is Upon Us

August 26, 2009 0 Comments

It’s August and we have every partner university busy welcoming new international students to their campus. Like every start of the academic year  there are new challenges. International students have to navigate a new environment with a new different set of rules and …read more

Topics: character, leadership, mentor, private university

In China For PremierMED

June 22, 2009 1 Comment

I’m in Nanjing China getting ready to meet with Dean Feng of Nanjing Medical University to discuss a new development and partnership for ELI 360’s PremierMED program. During this past year we have had the opportunity to research and discover a growing need for an increase in the number of MDs within the U.S. medical profession and the limitations of seats within the U.S. medical schools. …read more

Topics: china, premiermed