Chronological List of Publications

Raimo, V. & Kirchner, P. (2026, April 18). International tuition-fee setting: why imitation is risky and what better looks like. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2026, April). University Overseas Recruitment Offices: A practical guide to choosing the right operating model and avoiding hidden risks. AHUA
Raimo, V. (2026, March 5). Universities own the bribery risk in international recruitment. WonkHE
Raimo, V. (2026, January 24). Export success is not international education success. WonkHE
Raimo, V. (2026, January 22). The international student levy risks undermining exchange, languages, and outward mobility unless universities speak up now. The PIE News.
Raimo, V. (2025, December 17). International student recruitment in 2025: what this term's enrolment reports tell us about the state of the market and where we're heading. The PIE News.
Raimo, V. (2025, November 28). Beyond business degrees and low-capex partnerships: a different vision of TNE. The PIE News.
Raimo, V. (2025, November 12). Pricing strategy: the missing lever in university sustainability. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2025, October 23). What universities don't know about their agents could cost them. The PIE News.
Raimo, V. (2025, October 4). How will universities respond to the 6 per cent international student levy? Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. (2025, September 18). The fragile future of UK international student recruitment. The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2025, May 28). Everything Must Change So Everything Can Stay the Same: Internationalisation at a Crossroads. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2025, April 14). Beyond the Margin: When might low net revenue in international student recruitment be justified? Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2025, March 25). Beyond the bottom line: rethinking recruitment strategy and cost. The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2025, March 23). More than a number. Research Professional News
Raimo, V. (2025, March 11). Is international student recruitment really worth it? The PIE News
Raimo, V., Huang, I.Y., & West, E. (2024). Education Agents and their Work with Universities. In Wang, L., Altbach, P., & de Wit, H. (eds) International Dimensions and Trends in Higher Education in Troubling Times. Brill.
Raimo, V. & Ilieva, J. (2024, October 31). Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2024, September 23). Assessing Opportunities and Mitigating Risks in Transnational Education: Introducing the TNE Success Scorecard. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2024, May 28). If you’ve signed up to the agent quality framework, now is the time to comply. WonkHE.
Raimo, V. (2024, May 21). Beyond the Balance Sheet: Tracing the Evolution of UK Universities’ Internationalisation Over 40 Years. Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2024, April 10). Navigating the Waves: Key Strategies for International Student Recruitment Success.Higher Education Policy Institute.
Raimo, V. (2024, February 11). Overseas detox. Research Professional News.
Nikula, P.-T., Raimo, V. & West, E. (2023, September 30). Do recruitment agents offer universities value for money?University World News.
Raimo, V., Nikula, P.-T., & West, E. (2023, July 11). Clamping down on unscrupulous student recruitment agents. WonkHE.
Nikula, P.-T., Raimo, V., & West, E. (eds) (2023). Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education: A Multi-Stakeholders Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices. Routledge.
Nikula, P.-T., & Raimo, V. (2023). Education Agents: Key Issues, Themes and Stakeholders. In Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices.Routledge.
Raimo, V., Nikula, P.-T., & West, E. (2023). Conclusions, Emerging Trends and Future directions for education agents and their stakeholders. In Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices. Routledge.
Raimo, V., & Ilieva, J. (2022, April 23). International students: There will be winners and losers. University World News.
Huang, I.Y., Williamson, D., Lynch-Wood, G., Raimo, V., Rayner, C., Addington, L., & West, E. (2022). Governance of agents in the recruitment of international students: A typology of contractual management approaches in higher education. Studies in Higher Education
‌West, E., Raimo, V., Nikula, P., & Huang, I.Y. (2021, May 29). International recruitment agents can build back better. University World News.
Raimo, V., Huang, I.Y., & West, E. (2021, Spring Issue). Education Agents and their Work with Universities. International Higher Education
Raimo, V. & Huang, I. (2020, November 17). Why do many UK universities keep their work with international student recruitment agents secret? Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. & Ilieva, J. (2020, October 6). Can we measure global engagement in higher education? The PIE News
Ilieva, J. & Raimo, V. (2020, March 28). Challenges of student recruitment in the age of COVID-19. University World News
Raimo, V. & Ilieva J. (2020, March 18). International recruitment staff know about the challenges of student recruitment during difficult times. Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. (2020, February 26). Can universities learn anything from the start-up sector? Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. (2020, January 8). Students’ accommodation experiences are far from uniform. Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. (2019, October 14). Future of Global Engagement Strategies. Higher Education Policy Institute
Raimo, V. (2019, July 5). Yes, branch campuses are still worth it. The Times Higher Education
Raimo, V. (2017, November 24). A new Golden Age for Internationalisation. But can we get it right this time? The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2017, March 31). UK universities have never been as popular among international students as they are now. The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2016, August 1). Debunking international student mobility myths. The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education
Raimo, V. (2016, March 24). Thinking about the wider dimensions of internationalisation. The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2016, February 26). Brexit might not deter students, but it could devastate global faculty and research. The PIE News
Huang, I. Y., Raimo, V., & Humfrey, C. (2016). Power and control: managing agents for international student recruitment in higher education. Studies in Higher Education
Raimo, V. (2015, November 25). Internationalisation is not a one-way street. Times Higher Education
Raimo, V. (2015, September 18). Is it time for Gilligan II? The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2015, July 2015). Making it more difficult for foreign students to study in the UK will be financially and culturally damaging for the country. The Guardian
Raimo, V. (2014, December 9). Universities rely on agents to recruit international students – they shouldn’t try and hide it. The Conversation
Raimo, V., Humfrey, C. & Huang, I.Y. (2014). Managing International Student Recruitment Agents: Approaches, Benefits and Challenges. The British Council
Raimo, V. (2013, August 27). Going global: UK universities must do more than talk the international talk. TheGuardian
Raimo, V. (2013, March 16). Agents – the business case for an ethical approach. University World News
Raimo. V. (2013, March 4). Rising student expectations? University international offices know all about it. The Guardian
Raimo, V. (2012, November 12). Transparency and our work with student recruitment agents. The PIE News
Raimo, V. (2012, June 26). International student recruitment and the power of agents. The PIE News