Finalists for the 2022 PIEoneer Awards revealed

As soon as once more, the recurring theme was rallying round supporting and bolstering college students and organisations because the grip of a crippling pandemic lastly begins to loosen.

Total, finalists for the awards got here from 26 international locations, spanning areas internationally and widening range, as in earlier iterations.

Some highlights within the shortlist embrace a stellar line-up within the digital innovation of the 12 months – expertise class, which had nearly 50 nominations – and now simply seven finalists.

“I can’t wait to have fun all the superb work throughout the worldwide schooling sector”

They embrace the flip-the-script type utility platform Concourse from the US, which permits universities to primarily apply for the scholars, whereas Malaysia’s “two-sided” recruitment market Adventus.io created permits for “seamless transactions” between establishments and brokers.

One other hotly contested class, and one whose topic has been fairly within the highlight over the past 12 months (particularly on the PIE Dwell, each on-line and digital) is the worldwide pupil recruitment organisation of the 12 months – 34 nominations had been whittled right down to once more, simply seven remaining entries.

Featured gamers within the finalists of the class embrace AHZ Associates, striving to recruit college students in key rising markets akin to Bangladesh, and KC Abroad Schooling in India, which makes use of expertise to assist college students by each step of the recruitment course of.

The flagship PIEoneer of the Yr award will probably be an fascinating one to look at on the evening, with eight finalists battling it out for the highest spot – together with the Presidents’ Alliance revolutionary RESPONSE Marketing campaign for refugee sponsorship, Mauritius’ Le Wagon Africa coding bootcamp and the US’ College of the Individuals.

Anticipation is already constructing for the ceremony, with finalists taking to LinkedIn to specific their pleasure at being nominated.

Yinbo Yu is nominated for Worldwide Alumni of the Yr after graduating from UCL and dealing his method to changing into head of engagement and partnerships at UKCISA.

“Very honoured and humbled to be nominated… so many nice nominations this 12 months, and I can’t wait to have fun all the superb work throughout the worldwide schooling sector,” he wrote in a publish.

“It’s an awesome honour to be recognised… and to be allowed to study extra about so many wonderful initiatives”

Mobility engagement supervisor at Coventry College, Alex Regan, took to the social media platform to share his delight at its Digital World Tour venture being nominated within the digital innovation of the 12 months – studying class: “These awards purpose to have fun innovation and achievement in increased schooling.”

The judges are additionally able to go, with director of communications at Chatsworth Colleges, Andrew Elias, posting on LinkedIn to specific his pleasure at being confirmed as a choose as soon as once more for the awards.

“For some cause I’ve been invited again as a choose for the one of many BIGGEST worldwide schooling awards!” he wrote.

“It’s an awesome honour to be recognised… and to be allowed to study extra about so many wonderful initiatives,” Elias continued.

The ceremony takes place on the prestigious Guildhall in London, on September 9.

The complete record of finalists could be discovered right here, and final 12 months’s winners and could be discovered right here.