VCO UPDATEVCO UPDATE

Viktar KhotsimTeam Leader of the VCO Project

http://vco-edusa.net

EducationUSAEducationUSAVirtual Consulting OfficeVirtual Consulting Office

Network of EducationUSA advisers that

provides professional e-consulting services in different languages on study in the United States.

http://vco-edusa.net

VCO: Simple solutionsVCO: Simple solutions

Low ratio between the number of EACs and population

Unrealized potential within the EducationUSA network

21st-century technological achievements

VCO: New tool for VCO: New tool for advisers and prospective advisers and prospective studentsstudents

Not a substitute for individual advising Cover regions without EACs Oriented for new audience

Five years in the making: Five years in the making: the VCO conceptthe VCO concept

Team-based operated website (2001) VCO-Eurasia Project VCO Workshop in Moscow, Russia Start of the VCO-Global project (2006)

Assisting US Assisting US Institutions:Institutions:Internationalization Internationalization EffortsEfforts Explore grant opportunities (e.g., USAID, FIPSE programs)

Explore opportunities for collaboration with local institutions

Arrange university linkage & exchange programs

Administer/assist with Study Abroad Programs Arrange international alumni activities

Working togetherWorking together

Establish dialog Know your audience Identify needs & Find mutual interest Promote US higher education Assisting US institutions

Facilitate student mobilityAdmissions & RecruitingInternationalization

VCO: How it worksVCO: How it works

Team-based operation Dynamic multilingual content Simple and unified structure Web template method

VCO StructureVCO Structure

Consulting Center (5) Consulting Section (45) Local Mailing Lists (5) DPDP (5) VCO Mailing List (730)

VCO: Distance Professional VCO: Distance Professional Development Training Development Training

ProgramProgram Training model for beginning level

advisers:

Use of native languages Do not require additional funding Provide constant update

EnglishCC

RussianCC

ArabicCC

SpanishCC

ChineseCC

75 Days 75 Days after the project startafter the project start

30 consultants (21 country) 250 IPs daily average 328 questions 266 updates 715 subscribers

VCO: View from the VCO: View from the insideinside

Spanish CC, Rolando Ribera (Bolivia) Arabic CC, Lina ElLabban (Emirates) China CC, Frank Mok (China) English CC, Mila Tan (Philippines)

Comparative analysis: Comparative analysis: IPs and updatesIPs and updates

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Eurasia

Ms. Allison Hawley,

REAC-Eurasia

VCO Workshop in Moscow, Russia

Nov.28-Dec. 2, 2005

VCO: Plans for the futureVCO: Plans for the future

Expand the number of VCO Team members from 30 to 45

Compile the VCO team: 100% from USBT/PAL Alumni

Implement DPDP for all Consulting Centers and cover all beginning level advisers

Open up to 3 new Consulting Centers

VCO: Long lasting VCO: Long lasting feedback and training feedback and training modelmodel

• More active involvement of the USBT/PAL Alumni in VCO activities

• Synchronization of professional trainings in the USA with VCO activities

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