2026 EAB Insights Series

EAB’s 2026 Insights Series is an opportunity for our Australian and New Zealand partners to convene, learn, and discuss issues facing the sector. We’ll share some of EAB’s latest research, and you (and any colleagues) can come to discuss and debate. We’ll update you with the session topic about a month in advance, and you can forward on the invites to relevant colleagues.

Sessions

Click Register to sign up for the below sessions. Use the checkbox to deselect the ones you cannot attend.

• Thursday, 12 March, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • Rethinking Competition and Opportunity Markets in International Recruitment: This session offers an early look at new Global Trends research alongside an in-development, custom International Recruitment Data Tool. We will explore how universities should be rethinking competitors and opportunity markets in international student recruitment, and show how the tool supports real decisions by helping teams assess current and potential priority markets and make sharper calls on where to focus next
• Thursday, 14 May, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • Re-engaging School Leavers: How Student Pathways into Tertiary Study Are Changing: Recent data shows 63% of people aged 15-24 are currently studying, while many others are pursuing work or other pathways after school. For institutions, that means the traditional school-leaver pipeline no longer captures the full picture of student intent. Institutional leaders need a clearer understanding of what shapes post-school decision-making. This session explores the factors influencing entry into tertiary study, including changing student expectations and engagement patterns. Leaders will leave with practical strategies to respond through stronger messaging, more efficient admissions activity, and recruitment strategies that extend beyond the traditional cycle.
• Thursday, 9 July, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • AI Strategy and Data Governance: Building the Foundations for Responsible Institutional Insight: As AI adoption rapidly accelerates, institutions face growing pressure to deliver faster insight while strengthening accountability, compliance, and risk management. Yet many are still working through fragmented data ownership, inconsistent data quality, legacy systems, and unclear governance models. This session explores why strong data governance has become a prerequisite for effective AI strategy, and how institutions can build the data foundations needed to support analytics, reporting, and emerging AI use cases. Leaders will leave with a clearer understanding of where AI amplifies existing data risks, how governance models need to evolve, and what it takes to balance faster access to insight with stronger institutional controls.
• Thursday, 10 September, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time
• Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time