For this reason, BMI/THE has developed various events exclusively aimed at the high school market, such as our International Schools Forum & Workshop and our chauffeured trips to leading international high schools held on-campus either just before or after our main student recruitment fairs.

While you can meet principals and counsellors during these high school visits, if you really want to strengthen your relationships with them, then our International Schools Forums & Workshops are your best bet. Beyond our flagship Global Event in Lisbon, you have the exclusive opportunity to meet and network with K-12 leaders and advisors at regional International Schools Forum & Workshops in Latin & Central America, South America, the Gulf & Africa and Southeast Asia, plus country-focused events such as Brazil.

Conveniently timed before or after a series of recruitment events in each region, the BMI/THE International Schools Forum & Workshop gives you the opportunity to hold pre-scheduled private meetings with K-12 school counsellors and principals.

The event kicks off with a welcome reception and dinner on the evening of the first day, facilitating a relaxed environment to mingle and network with this influential audience working in top private schools that offer an international curriculum and have a track record for sending sizable numbers of students and alumni abroad.

Over the next two days, you’ll sit down to pre-arranged meetings, converse over coffee breaks, and enjoy wonderful lunches – saving time by meeting new and current K-12 partners all in one location and maximising your visit in each city.

With so much variance in international undergraduate admissions processes and requirements, our events give counsellors the chance to not only meet industry colleagues face to face, but also enhance their own knowledge and career development.

During our workshop, counsellors will also attend educational seminars which form part of Times Higher Education Counsellor Accreditation Programme (THE CAP). Consisting of 12 modules and covering a solid range of content to help improve counsellors’ daily tasks when advising students, THE CAP is a ground-breaking professional development programme to support the international school sector.

In addition to their online sessions, all attending counsellors will receive some in-person training from THE CAP during the event. Once completed, they will be among an elite cohort of school counsellors who hold a globally recognised accreditation, bolstering their career profile and thereby enhancing the reputation of their school.

Are you a counsellor? Find out how THE CAP works and apply to participate.

Led by a Board of Advisors and built “by counsellors, for counsellors” this one-of-a-kind platform is bursting with free resources and guides to help facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. THE Counsellor also enables counsellors to connect with colleagues around the world so they can share advice, planning tools, and best practice when advising students on university selection and career mapping.

Counsellors rely on this online hub daily for content such as admissions processes around the world, deadlines and requirements, funding and scholarships, managing parents, developing resilience and supporting mental health, the latest sector trends, and more. Universities, country groups and service providers are invited to collaborate with us to reach, engage and promote via the THE Counsellor.