With a mission to support and counsel students through their international admissions journey, AECC Global currently spans 50+ offices in 14 countries – but establishing this successful global footprint meant shifting the status quo.
The first AECC offices, founded in 2008, juggled multiple admissions application processes for different universities, each with varying procedures and requirements. Valuable time was wasted filling out, scanning, and sending applications manually, while student futures hung in the balance through lagging response times.
AECC needed a better way of doing things to achieve their commitment to students. In 2014, AECC implemented Flywire's StudyLink platform to streamline the time-consuming aspects of international student applications and admissions. With one cohesive digital portal, the agency could avoid wasting time logging into multiple university systems, scanning and emailing documents, and manually checking submissions.
AECC Global at a glance
- Supports 760,000+ international students
- Represents and recruits students for 1,100+ top universities and institutes globally
- Operates in 14 countries with 50+ international offices and a team who fluently speaks more than 21 languages
A big boost in applications
The ability to submit applications through Flywire's StudyLink platform has been revolutionary for the agency. With a faster, more effective and transparent process, AECC has grown to become one of the world’s leading international education agencies.
Since 2014, AECC has processed over 13,000 applications through the platform, and the number of applications continues to rise each year, with more and more universities implementing the portal. The platform also helps protect the industry against rogue operators, and agencies like AECC benefit from more brand visibility and trust.
Because universities can easily track how many applications agents make, there’s more emphasis on quality and transparency. Audit trails ensure issues can be easily identified and resolved, and the structured process is easy to follow. Importantly, the efficient, convenient portal helps boost submission times.
Benefits at a glance
- Increased transparency and minimal errors
- Up to date course information and admissions criteria for all participating institutions
- Easily tracked application status across all universities
- The ability to make payments and accept offers through the portal
- Improved data security by eliminating the need to email personal information
Because some universities had different online systems, it would often take a long time to submit one application because of the many details requested. Flywire's StudyLink platform makes it very easy to understand university requests, and the fast process has sped up turnaround times.
