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UCAS Conference 2025 - Shaping UCAS' Next Chapter

Date and location
19 – 20 May 2025, De Vere Beaumont Estate, Windsor
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Catriona McCarthy

Global Head of Student Mobility and Internationalisation of UK Education, British Council

Catriona joined the British Council having spent more than two decades leading on global strategies, engagement, and operations within the HE sector.

During that time, she also served as Vice Chair and then Chair of the British Universities International Liaison Association, and was the organisation's first Chair to come from one of the devolved nations.

Catriona has served as a member of both the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) International Advisory Group and of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) Strategic Advisory Committee. She is also a Non-Exec Director at Ireland’s largest overseas aid charity, and is a member of the Visit Belfast Ambassador Circle Steering Group.

Tuesday 20 May 2025 14:25 - 15:10

Global Tides: The Push and Pull Factors Driving International Student Mobility