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Success stories

Learn about the impact of digital peer to peer for our partners

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Ambassadors boost enrolment at Taylor's University Malaysia

29 April 2019 Ambassadors boost enrolment at Taylor's University "We recently had a prospective student that wasn’t sure if she should pursue a programme with our university and thanks to speaking to our ambassadors on Unibuddy she is now one of us!” Ambassado

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Virtual events drive deposits at St. John's University

Virtual events drive deposits at St. John's University 46 events hosted through Unibuddy 49% of deposited students attended at least one event 7,000+ attendees The problem For St. John’s, recr

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Improving conversion at SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

29 April 2019 Improving conversion at SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences "32.5 % of prospective students chatting on our Unibuddy platform went on to apply to SLU" The problem “The challenge in international student recruitment for SLU is partly to inc

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Widening participation at the University of Leicester

29 April 2019 Widening participation at the University of Leicester “Our key challenge, when it comes to widening participation, is meeting our access objectives year on year.” The Problem As one of our partner institutions, the

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Fisher College / Study in the USA

Fisher College / Study in the USA 27% conversion rate Utilizing Unibuddy Discover The problem As a longtime Unibuddy partner, Fisher College was early to the digital student recruitment party. But it was in March of

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HOGENT

HOGENT 37% of the prospective students who had a chat with their ambassadors on Unibuddy have enrolled at HOGENT Choosing the right tool The problem “Before using Unibuddy we had no idea how and if prospective stu

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Easily implementing a lead gen tool at Brock University

Easily implementing a lead gen tool at Brock University 178 leads generated in 2.5 months The problem The advent of online-learning-dominance opened up more opportunities and flexibility to applicants and, with it, increas

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Wabash College

Wabash College 900% increase in platform sign-ups between virtual events The problem Wabash College is an all-male institution founded in 1832 in rural Indiana. Looking to attract students who would thrive in this environm

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Los Angeles City College / Study in the USA

Los Angeles City College / Study in the USA 70 conversations 437 messages Unibuddy through Study in the USA The problem As a Study in the USA partner, Los Angeles City College was hesitant to make use

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Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business

Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business 14 ambassadors 12 countries 7 course majors 2,325 platform views 586 conversations 7,538 sentences Ease

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Western University

Western University In a survey they ran after the event, 94% of attendees rated it positively. Going big with virtual events In November 2020, the pandemic prompted Western University, Ontario, to break the m

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Minerva Schools at KGI

Minerva Schools at KGI 450+ prospect sign-ups in the first 6 months The problem Minerva Schools at KGI are forerunners of the virtual educational realm and curricular innovators. They take a hybrid approach to learning thr

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Murdoch University Dubai

Murdoch University Dubai 427 conversations over 4 months The Situation When we spoke to Murdoch University Dubai it was clear that they pride themselves on providing a positive student experience from the very start of the

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Rotterdam School of Management

Rotterdam School of Management Easily implementing digital ambassadors Rotterdam School of management, Erasmus University (RSM) recruits domestically and internationally for a range of courses at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level. T

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USC Viterbi School of Engineering

USC Viterbi Creating impactful connections USC wanted to boost yield - and knew that the authentic experiences of their student ambassadors would be key to creating impactful connections. As Jessica Raquel Stern, Assistant Director, Grad

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Saint Peter's University

Saint Peter's University The impact of peer to peer Attracting a diverse cohort of students, whether instate, international or first generation, has always been the challenge for Saint Peter’s University. When it comes to recruitment,

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Jacobs University

29 April 2019 Jacobs University Generating leads when travel is restricted Generating leads and driving those students to apply has always been a priority for Jacobs University. Faced with demand from their applicants to chat to a stud

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Antwerp Management School

29 April 2019 Antwerp Management School Taking events online Eva Peeters, Student Recruitment Manager at Antwerp Management School, described how the Belgium school has adapted to a digital approach. She said: “Email and direct messa

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Bentley University

Bentley University 63% of Admitted Students that used Unibuddy went on to enroll. In the face of global lockdowns, Bentley University moved all of their admitted student events online - using Unibuddy Live to host real-tim

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Fairleigh Dickinson University

Peer to peer that works for everyone | Fairleigh Dickinson University Young people trust User Generated Content Fairleigh Dickinson launched with Unibuddy in November 2019 In that time, over 600 students from 75+ countries have had more

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University of Pavia

29 April 2019 University of Pavia The University of Pavia only begun marketing and student recruitment very recently - in 2016. Having implemented a CRM, and starting to attend fairs, the team realised they had to improve communicatio

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Lund University

29 April 2019 A student-informed approach to recruitment In 2020, as marketing strategies were digitised, Lund University experienced a shift in their approach to recruitment towards a focus on authentic student experience. Lund call the prospect’s idea of what life will be like in

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University of Guelph

Improving conversion | University of Guelph 22 Student ambassadors 17 Different majors 11 Staff ambassadors Prospects from 96 Different countries The University of Guelph first decided to partner with Unibuddy to c

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Curtin Singapore

29 April 2019 The impact of peer to peer | Curtin Singapore “It’s a great nurture tool that gives students a real sense of belonging before arriving at campus” Curtin Singapore launched Unibuddy in J

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Marymount Manhattan College

29 April 2019 Creating a student-to -student connection: Marymount Manhattan College Marymount Manhattan College was seeking ways of boosting their yield. With many of their applicants coming from a long way away, getting prospective

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UC Riverside California

The impact of peer to peer | UC Riverside “We saw the results of peer to peer connections very quickly. Especially in this time and age, it makes sense to have students connect with other students. We wanted to try out peer to p

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University of Exeter

29 April 2019 University of Exeter Unibuddy Live with video As one of the first universities to use the new platform, the University of Exeter ran a fortnightly virtual drop-in session using Unibuddy Live, where applicants could chat w

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University of Glasgow

29 April 2019 University of Glasgow University of Glasgow: Unibuddy on

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University of Southampton

29 April 2019 Peer to peer throughout the funnel | University of Southampton The University of Southampton launched with Unibuddy in March 2018. Last year, they generated hundreds of high quality leads from countries around the world.

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University of Western Australia

29 April 2019 Imperial College Business School “Peer to peer is the most authentic recruitment method. Digital platforms like Unibuddy have proven to be a really effective recruitment tool for UWA. Our Unibuddies get to share their

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Arizona State University

International Recruitment in a Digital Age Arizona State University Baiyun Liu International Admission Specialist Arizona State University recruits more than 13,000

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Kozminski University

29 April 2019 Building Management School Connections Rene Helmans International Programs Promotion Specialist We

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Falmouth University

Real insight at the start of the student journey | Falmouth University Real insight at the start of the student journey Unibuddy on UCAS is a landmark partnership between the UK’s trusted admissions service and Unibuddy’s innovative peer-to-peer technology. Officially launched on November 5th, over 700,000 prospective students will have access

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Middlesex University London

29 April 2019 Middlesex University London Paul Woods Director of Student Recruitment and Marketing

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Fordham University

29 April 2019 Fordham University International recruitment in a digital age Fordham University was Unibuddy’s first US partner - implementing the platform in September 2018. The university wanted to attract a diverse cohort, and und

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St. John's University

29 April 2019 St. John's University "This is such a boost for ambassadors - and you can really see the passion in their responses." Creating a student to student connection St. John's University, New York,

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University of South Australia

29 April 2019 University of South Australia Carly Bell Team Leader International Admissions Conversion "W

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Queen Mary, University of London

29 April 2019 Queen Mary "The platform breaks down traditional barriers between current and prospective students and creates and informal space for them to chat." Engaging with students with digital peer to peerThe

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Royal Holloway

29 April 2019 Royal Holloway Camilla Potter Recruitment Campaigns Manager Real, useful and impactful campaigns We have been delighted to see our applicants chatting with stud

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Imperial College Business School

29 April 2019 Imperial College Business School Anum Akhtar Student Recruitment Manager Authentic voices to engage applica

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Lancaster University

29 April 2019 Lancaster University Josh Dean Student Recruitment Development Manager Bridging the authenticity gap

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Erasmus School of Economics

29 April 2019 Erasmus School of Economics Aleksandra Stuip Online Marketing Adviser Seeing, thinking, caring and doing

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