International and Postgraduate Recruitment

Our International and Postgraduate Recruitment team (IPRT) co-ordinates University-wide international and postgraduate student recruitment activity; and delivers a programme of global outreach and digital recruitment events to support prospective students and their advisors.

In partnership with colleagues in Schools, Colleges and central services, we lead on a range of activities to attract international and postgraduate applicants, enhance their prospective student experience, and diversify our international student intake.

We do this through: 

  • Attending, planning and delivering recruitment events for a global audience – around the world, on-campus and online, including Open Days and an ever-increasing range of online events, 
  • Identifying and supporting opportunities for global access through scholarships and sponsorship, 
  • Supporting progression of our own students into postgraduate study 
  • Building, maintaining and developing an active network of agents, college counsellors and stakeholders who support the international applicant journey. 
  • Informing international applicant and pre-applicant communications. 
  • Gathering and sharing insight into International recruitment markets and the Home postgraduate market, including qualifications guidance, market opportunities and demand, and competitor activity. 
  • Involving current students in recruitment activities through our growing Student Ambassador scheme. 
  • Supporting the sharing of best practice through training and networking events and contributing to external networks and sector groups. 

The team consists of:

NameRoleEmail
Robbie WillisHead of International and Postgraduate Recruitmentrobert.willis@ed.ac.uk
Jane JohnstonHead of Postgraduate Recruitmentjane.johnston@ed.ac.uk
Dalinda Pérez-ÁlvarezDeputy Head of International Recruitmentdalinda.perez.alvarez@ed.ac.uk
Firas IbrahimDeputy Head of International Recruitmentfibrahim@ed.ac.uk
Teresa Guerrero​​Administrative Assistantteresa.guerrero@ed.ac.uk
Gillian SteadAdministrative Assistantgillian.stead@ed.ac.uk
Roberta OuriquesAdministrative Assistantroberta.ouriques@ed.ac.uk
Shawn CoulmanCommunications Officershawn.coulman@ed.ac.uk
Faithy NgairaInternational Recruitment Coordinator (Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program)faithy.ngaira@ed.ac.uk
Jamie FraserInternational Recruitment Manager (Africa and Middle East)jamie.fraser@ed.ac.uk
Esther SumInternational Recruitment Manager (East Asia)esther.sum@ed.ac.uk
Doug ThompsonInternational Recruitment Manager (Europe)d.thompson@ed.ac.uk
Hillary CementinaInternational Recruitment Manager (North America)hillary.cementina@ed.ac.uk
Mikaela SpencerInternational Recruitment Manager (North America)mikaela.spencer@ed.ac.uk
Rachael Parsons​​​​​​International Recruitment Manager (North America and Europe)rachael.parsons@ed.ac.uk
Aly StewartInternational Recruitment Manager (North America, Middle East and Africa)aly.stewart@ed.ac.uk
Alistair HudsonInternational Recruitment Manager (Projects)alistair.hudson@ed.ac.uk
Rupal ParikhInternational Recruitment Manager (South and Central Asia)rupal.parikh@ed.ac.uk
Donna GallInternational Recruitment Manager (South and Central Asia)donna.gall@ed.ac.uk
Louise ZeelenbergInternational Recruitment Manager (South East Asia and Australasia)louise.zeelenberg@ed.ac.uk
Louise TraceyInternational Recruitment Manager (South East Asia)louise.tracey@ed.ac.uk
Chris CrameInternational Recruitment Manager (Sponsors)chris.crame@ed.ac.uk
Sarah HeepsPostgraduate Administratorsarah.heeps@ed.ac.uk
Ewan FairweatherPostgraduate Recruitment Managerewan.fairweather@ed.ac.uk
Beth ColstonStudent Recruitment Officer (Digital)beth.colston@ed.ac.uk