Cara Skikne of Studyportals: Helping Students Find the Right International College Programs

Cara Skikne became a big believer in International Education after she went through the process of applying, then leaving her native South Africa for her MBA at Oxford in the UK. She then joined Studyportals as Senior Editor to work on International Education everyday.

Studyportals was founded to be a one-stop solution to find international college programs. Today, almost 15 years later, Studyportals lists over 200K programs, from over 3700 Universities in 110 countries, and served 52M prospective students in 2021.

Cara joins us on our podcast to tell us How Studyportals got started, How they help College-bound students & Universities, Global Int’l Student Trends and Advice for college-bound students.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• Cara Skikne’s Background
• About Studyportals
• How Studyportals Benefits Students and Universities
• Student & College Trends
• Advice for the Students

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Cara Skikne, Studyportals [0:44]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:25]
• Professional Background [5:04]
• About Studyportals [6:05]
• What Studyportals Offers Students [8:07]
• Services for Universities [10:42]
• Student Trends [15:12]
• College Trends [16:53]
• Connecting Students & Universities [18:02]
• Pandemic Impact [19:48]
• What Next? [22:57]
• Scholarships Info [25:04]
• Advice for High Schoolers [25:53]

Our Guest: Cara Skikne is the Senior Editor of Studyportals. Cara graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University in South Africa. Cara received her MBA from University of Oxford, UK.

Memorable Quote: “I think the biggest benefit of Studyportals for students is the fact that it's so comprehensive, that it actually lists over 90% of English taught programs anywhere on the planet.” Cara Skikne.

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