INTO University Partnerships honored with double victory at Ecctis Awards 2024 for excellence in admissions
INTO’s UK admissions team earned recognition for its commitment to delivering exceptional student experiences and harnessing digital innovation
(LONDON): INTO University Partnerships is delighted to announce that its UK Admissions team has been honored with two - prestigious awards at the Ecctis Awards 2024: ‘Best Admissions Team Overall’ and ‘Best UK Admissions team for digital and technological innovation’.
The Ecctis awards celebrate best practices in admissions functions across the UK and internationally. With awards in six categories up for grabs, attendees from across the industry attended the ceremony held in London on 26 November.
John Sykes, CEO of INTO University Partnerships, said: “We are honored to receive two awards at the Ecctis Awards 2024. These recognitions reflect the exceptional efforts of our UK Admissions team and highlight our commitment to providing an efficient and seamless admissions experience for international students, as well as our position in driving digital innovation within international higher education.”
Bernie Thompson, INTO’s Vice President of Australia and UK Partner Admissions, said: “These awards are a testament to our team’s dedication to continuously improving the student journey, leveraging technology to enhance processes for university admissions teams, students and our recruitment partners. We remain committed to ensuring that international students receive the best possible support from the very first step of their journey.”
“The awards reflect the teams’ hard work and dynamic approach to building tailored admissions services in line with the needs of international students and university admissions teams. This ethos underpinned the development of INTO’s AI-powered admissions processing system, launched earlier this year,” he added.
The system has revolutionized international admissions, processing 30% of applications in under an hour, and some conditional offers are now issued within minutes. The process has significantly enhanced both speed and compliance, maintaining the highest standards while ensuring efficiency.”
“The introduction of our AI-powered admissions system has revolutionized the way we process applications, significantly enhancing speed, accuracy, and compliance. This achievement underscores our commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology within the admissions process, setting new standards in the international higher education sector,” said INTO’s Chief Technology Officer, Andy Fawcett.
Reflecting on the enhanced admissions process, one of INTO’s recruitment partner said: “Kudos to INTO for successfully launching and implementing AI-enabled admissions which is already helping in the faster processing of applications. An Initial quick response can do wonders for the confidence of all involved and service exactly does that, it instils confidence in you; well done again.”
Ecctis is one of the world’s leading providers of services in the recognition and evaluation of qualifications and skills. It offers solutions in the development of national education systems and frameworks for professional and student mobility. Ecctis operates official recognition services on behalf of the UK Government. UK ENIC is the UK National Information Centre for global qualifications and skills. Formerly UK NARIC, following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the NARIC national agency function is now known as UK ENIC. UK Visas and Nationality services are provided on behalf of the UK Home Office.
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