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Cialfo is the largest network of international high schools and the preferred partner to over 1,000 forward-thinking higher education institutions worldwide.

Cialfo helps higher education institutions to:

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Faster

Uncover faster ways to understand and adapt to emerging trends in the education sector.

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Higher

Find higher quality applicants, through smart international recruitment strategies that are based on real-time data and authoritative insights.

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Stronger

Build stronger relationships with our global network of 310,000 students, their counselors, and parents by creating high-touch engagement experiences.

Nahid Afshan

Head of Admissions, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus

"Cialfo certainly has an impressive network of schools across various countries and is increasingly perceived as a very student-friendly virtual platform by schools, to identify and shortlist the universities and various undergraduate programmes of the students’ interest. So in these challenging times, when we are unable to meet or connect with the schools physically, this seems to be the perfect virtual solution to connect with schools and students across the globe."

Greg Friedman

Director of International Admission, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

"1 on 1 counselor appointments and small group visits are extremely valuable for our team to identify the best fit students and build relationships with counselors. I encourage all high school guidance counselors to help us by providing visit availability in the Cialfo platform along with any other information regarding what they are looking for in a university visit. We are more than happy to cater our visits or presentations to better fit the needs of each school and community, whether that is in person or virtual."

Carolyn Barr

International Relations Adviser, Leiden University

“It's sometimes very hard to figure out the success rate [of recruitment initiatives]. But for Cialfo with this tool [Higher Ed Insights], it’s much easier for the institution to figure out the success rate.”

Emerson Buczolits

Manager of International Student Recruitment, OCAD University

"The OCAD University Admissions & Recruitment office is dedicated to creating and providing quality and accessible services for our potential applicants. The digital space allows us to interact with more students worldwide than ever before through means of videos, info-sessions, online workshops and more."

Megan Mankerian-Stem

Director of International Enrollment Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Creighton University

"I love using College Visits as it’s a great way to really make the most of my travels this fall. It’s incredibly helpful to see the available dates and times for each school, as well as learn who’s moved schools during the pandemic! As recruiters start to hit the road again, it’s a great transition back into creating robust schedules and really making sure that we are supporting as many schools and students as possible while in country."

Dr. Daniel Saud

Director of International Programs, Admissions, Recruitment & Marketing, Washington State University

"We are excited to partner with Cialfo in increasing higher education access to students across the globe. Since 1890 Washington State has been committed to advancing, extending and applying knowledge through global engagement. Our partnership with Cialfo allows us to deliver on that mission to the 1600+ schools where students use Cialfo to apply to colleges and universities. Our partnership with Cialfo allows us to share the Coug spirit with 100+ countries and inspire future Cougs."

University, Ireland

“It's the first time that we are engaging with live data and are able to drill into specific data that can help us benchmark against our peer institutions.”

Sudarshana Shukla

Guidance Counsellor, The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai

“Direct Apply is an amazing tool, and it’s great that you have individual advisors walking students through the process. It just gives the students and us confidence in the product. Direct Apply makes things so efficient in terms of completing the application — student details are pre-populated from the information they’ve filled in on Cialfo.”

Francis Miller

Director of College Counseling, Xian Tie Yi High School, China

"Cialfo's customer support, professional development, and dedication to non-stop product improvement have not only made my work easier, but also have made it easier for our whole counseling team to elevate our counseling program. This is especially visible in the application results at our school."

Why partner with us?

Cialfo is where international students and universities alike find their right fit. Universities around the world trust Cialfo’s experts to support them in effectively planning their international undergraduate student recruitment strategy, promoting their unique offerings, and personally connecting with and enrolling right-fit applicants worldwide so they can diversify their campus populations.

Craft effective recruitment strategies

Most university admissions teams simply don’t have the data they need. If they do, they are often under-resourced to use it well. Recruiters need accurate and real-time information, and a reliable partner to help create effective strategies.

With Cialfo’s insights and expert support,  universities make data-driven decisions about where and how to spend their budget for the best results.

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Receive qualified applicants and improve conversions

Receive qualified applications easily and securely from Cialfo network schools in 105+ countries, with full student application and visa support from our own regional teams.

Improve enrollment by highlighting your available scholarships in our platform, and get connected with interested students through our virtual and in-person events for schools.

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Stand out in a highly competitive landscape

With Cialfo, universities are able to differentiate their brand in front of 310,000 diverse and qualified students as well as their counselors and guardians.

Engage with your target audience through personalized content delivered at the right time. Build strong relationships with students and counselors in key regions through our virtual events, counselor networking sessions, college guidance workshops, and more.

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Connect earlier with right-fit students

Finding students who are not only a good academic and cultural fit, but also highly likely to apply to your institution can be a real challenge. We can help.

Cialfo connects universities directly with high schools — so you can build genuine connections with qualified students (and their counselors) early in their college planning journey, and gauge interest levels based on the connections they establish with your institution.

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Choose Cialfo just like these other institutions did

Washington State University
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
University of Guelph
Shiv Nadar University
Lancaster University
Florida International University
Coventry University
BML Munjal University
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BITS Pilani Dubai
University of Sydney
EU Business School
George Mason University
Monash University
Queen Mary University
Ryerson University
Simon Fraser University
University College Dublin
University of Alabama
University of Auckland
UNSW
University of Queensland
University of Utah
University of Western Australia
VIT
Baylor University
Australian National University
Amity University
Leiden University
University of Exeter
O.P. Jindal Global University
University of Melbourne
University of British Columbia
University of Bath
Plaksha University
University of York
University of Surrey
Rutgers
Imperial College London
Durham
Loughborough University
York
Arts University Bournemouth
OCAD University
IE University
University of Dundee
Trinity College Dublin
Lingnan
ESSEC
Tsinghua University High school
Yk Pao school
Xi'an Tieyi High school
UWC Thailand
UWC China
Trinity School US
Trinity School
TISB
Taipei American school
Singapore American School
Shenzhen school
Shanghai Qibao Dwight
Branksome Hall School
Shiv Nadar School
Reedley International School
Raffles Institution
Ningbo Foreign Language School
Mayo College
Malvern Preparatory School
Mahatma Gandhi International School
John Burroughs School
The International School of Kuala Lumpur
Hill School
Hiranandani Foundation School
Glendale Education
Episcopal Academy
Christopher Columbus High School
Chirec International School Hyderabad
Castilleja School
British Vietnamese International School Hanoi
Canadian International School
Brooklyn Friends School
Bangalore International School
American School Of The Hague
Aditya Birla World Academy
DSB International
Don Bosco International
Ryan Schools
Cathedral & John Connon
Oakridge Schools

See what you and Cialfo can achieve together

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