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Learn how to get involved with EducationUSA at http://educationusa.state.gov Transcript: Kara Madden (EducationUSA Adviser, Spain): Well I am here at the forum to meet university representatives, our friends from the higher education institution sector. Basically we are interested in bringing advisers and university representatives together so that we can really look for a way to boost international educational exchange between the United States and our respective countries. Holly Singh (Director of International Students Valparaiso University): EducationUSA is a great organization that helps international students find a home in the United States. It's an arm of [U.S.] Department of State, it is supported by [U.S.] Department of State. And to has a very close connection with the embassies and consulates. So that's how they can do their education outreach with their prospective students all over the world. Natasha Garrett (Director of International Student Services at La Roche University): I'm really happy to see that a lot of the sessions are geared towards working with students that have traditionally been under represented. Like students with disabilities or students from countries that normally colleges and universities don't recruit from, LGBT communities, you know. That has been a positive development. Kaitlin Barnes (International Student Manager, Boston University): When I do a lot of travel in terms of student recruitment and partnership development I'll reach out to EducationUSA centers and sites in those specific countries and regions that I am going to. Both to hopefully try and visit and learn a little bit from the REACS and different advisers. But also to get some introductions to local universities and maybe even high schools that could be a good market for recruitment. Selena Malla (EducationUSA Adviser, Nepal): At the EducationUSA advising center in Nepal we are the busiest advising center of all of South and Central Asia. Daily we are visited by more than 200 students who are interested in studying in the United States. Annually, by more than 40,000 students. We are very very busy and we have talented students who would love to access information about your institution. Jason M. Sherill (EducationUSA Adviser, Peru) In Lima I work for a large binational center and we would host any higher ed rep that wants to come down and talk to our students. We also host an annual university fair every year in September in our region. So that's a really great opportunity for them to come down and see more than 2,000 students in one day. Selena Malla (EducationUSA Adviser, Nepal): From interactions with professors to participation with on campus activities to internships and jobs on camp, studying in the U.S. is a fantastic opportunity and one that we highly advocate to qualified individuals.