International student interviews are evolving, and at Enroly, we’ve designed our assessment service to meet this moment with precision, empathy, and integrity.
As universities navigate increasing scrutiny and visa uncertainty, especially in high-risk markets, credibility interviews are more than a compliance tool. They’re a critical step in building confidence, supporting conversion, and ensuring the right students make it to campus.
But it’s not just about scaling up. It’s about scaling well, with technology that enhances quality and consistency, and with people who understand the real-world decisions at stake.
Here’s how we do it, and why it matters for your next intake.
More than a volume play: A service built for impact
Yes, interview volumes are growing, and Enroly is well-equipped to handle them. In May and June 2025 alone, we processed nearly 8,000 assessments, with our highest monthly volumes since February.
But the real value isn’t just in scale. It’s in what we enable for our partners:
- Faster decision-making and fewer backlogs
- Reduced visa refusals through early, clear visibility of student intent
- Consistency and rigour, with every assessment quality-assured
This is about supporting smarter enrolment decisions, not just ticking boxes.
Human-delivered. Institution-led. Tech-powered.
We use AI and automation to make assessments faster, fairer, and more consistent, but there is always a human in the loop, and our partner universities always make the final call.
Want to see how this works in practice?
👉 Watch our Services & Compliance Manager, Daniel Perez, explain how our interview process combines technology, expert oversight, and institutional control.
Here are some of our tips and tricks…
Transcription clarity
We run two transcription engines in parallel to ensure we capture what the student said, not how they said it. This mitigates the risk of unconscious bias linked to accent, fluency, or nervousness.
Blind where it counts
No personally identifying factors like nationality, age, or background are used in the initial assessment. This helps make the process as objective and fair as possible.
Built for confidence and control
Every assessment is carried out by our expert team, working to your institution’s policies, criteria, and pass marks.
Here’s what that means in practice:
- You set the standards: Universities define their own scoring thresholds. Our role is simply to apply them consistently and transparently.
- You make the final call: We provide evidence-based recommendations, but every pass/fail decision ultimately sits with your team.
- Data proves it: From March to July, around 20% of all interview outcomes were fails (a huge majority of students pass first time). But out of all interview fails in that period, 74% were down to students not meeting the university-set score thresholds.
This is a structured, auditable service designed to give your teams confidence and control, not to take it away. Alongside this, we provide:
- Expert review and quality assurance from sector specialists and our in-house immigration lawyer
- Clear, evidence-backed recommendations for admissions and compliance teams
- Enriched data on interview performance, student engagement, and market trends
The result: a fair, transparent process that’s built for both rigour and conversion, giving you peace of mind while keeping decision-making where it belongs: with you.
Insight you can act on
With increased volume comes richer insights. Our team is currently analysing live trends across:
- Interview performance by market
- Student response behaviours and engagement signals
- Correlation between early interviews and visa outcomes
We'll be sharing key findings in our Sneak peak at interview data: September'25 wrap up (on 1st October), designed to help your teams plan effectively for the 2026 cycle and beyond.
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