University of Brighton, UK. Brían McNamara has been appointed as International Recruitment Manager (Asia) at the University of Brighton. He will be responsible for international student recruitment, agent network management and partner relations across the Asia region. Brían brings over 15 years of extensive experience to the role having led the International student recruitment team at UK music education provider, BIMM Group and from his time as International Officer for East Asia at the University of Sussex. McNamara commenced his career in International H.E at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland when he was appointed as the International Officer for South & S.E Asia in 2005. He created and led on a sector-wide Irish diaspora focused initiative: ‘The Ireland Homecoming Study Programme’ which was launched by the Irish Prime Minister (An Taoiseach) in Washington D.C  in 2010.