AIRC 1st Annual Conference & Related Workshops

AIRC's 1st Annual Conference will be held in Coconut Grove, Florida, from December 4-5, 2009. It will immediately precede the ICEF North America Workshop (December 6-8), which is discounting participation for AIRC member institutions. On December 9, a full-day AIRC Certification Workshop will be held for agencies interested in undergoing te process. More information on these events, as well as links for registration, can be found here.

Mission Statement

The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) is a non-profit Standards Development Organization (SDO) controlled by United States accredited educational institutions and officially registered with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

The purposes of the organization are to:

• Develop standards of ethical practice pertaining to recruitment of international students to American educational institutions, such standards to address two constituencies: educational institutions and student recruitment agents; 


• Develop best practices and training to assist overseas student recruitment agents and institutions themselves to better serve both students seeking admission to American educational institutions, and


• Establish a framework through which participating agents can have their practices certified. In addition, the organization may undertake other activities as are necessary to accomplish its goals.