1. VCO UPDATE Viktar Khotsim Team Leader of the VCO Project

2. http://vco-edusa.net

3. EducationUSA Virtual Consulting Office Network of EducationUSA advisers that provides professional e-consulting services in different languages on study in the United States. http://vco-edusa.net

4. VCO: Simple solutions Low ratio between the number of EACs and population Unrealized potential within the EducationUSA network 21 st -century technological achievements

5. VCO: New tool for advisers and prospective students Not a substitute for individual advising Cover regions without EACs Oriented for new audience

6. Five years in the making: the VCO concept Team-based operated website (2001) VCO-Eurasia Project VCO Workshop in Moscow, Russia Start of the VCO-Global project (2006)

7. Assisting US Institutions: Internationalization Efforts Explore grant opportunities (e.g., USAID, FIPSE programs) Explore opportunities for collaboration with local institutions Arrange university linkage & exchange programs Administer/assist with Study Abroad Programs Arrange international alumni activities

8. Working together Establish dialog Know your audience Identify needs & Find mutual interest Promote US higher education Assisting US institutions Facilitate student mobility Admissions & Recruiting Internationalization

10. VCO: How it works Team-based operation Dynamic multilingual content Simple and unified structure Web template method

11. VCO Structure Consulting Center (5) Consulting Section (45) Local Mailing Lists (5) DPDP (5) VCO Mailing List (730)

12. VCO: Distance Professional Development Training Program Training model for beginning level advisers: Use of native languages Do not require additional funding Provide constant update

13. English CC Russian CC Arabic CC Spanish CC Chinese CC

14. 75 Days after the project start 30 consultants (21 country) 250 IPs daily average 328 questions 266 updates 715 subscribers

15. VCO: View from the inside Spanish CC, Rolando Ribera (Bolivia) Arabic CC, Lina ElLabban (Emirates) China CC, Frank Mok (China) English CC, Mila Tan (Philippines)

16. Comparative analysis: IPs and updates VCO-Global (75 days) VCO-Eurasia (2 years)

17. Ms. Allison Hawley, REAC-Eurasia VCO Workshop in Moscow, Russia Nov.28-Dec. 2, 2005

20. VCO: Plans for the future Expand the number of VCO Team members from 30 to 45 Compile the VCO team: 100% from USBT/PAL Alumni Implement DPDP for all Consulting Centers and cover all beginning level advisers Open up to 3 new Consulting Centers

21. VCO: Long lasting feedback and training model More active involvement of the USBT/PAL Alumni in VCO activities Synchronization of professional trainings in the USA with VCO activities

22. EducationUSA-Virtual Consulting Office ADVISING WITHOUT BORDERS! WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN THE VCO TEAM!