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title: "AI agents to recruit international students on WhatsApp | Skolbot"
description: "Skolbot answers international applicants on WhatsApp in their language, at any hour, and follows up admitted students from your CRM through enrolment."
url: "https://www.skolbot.ai/en-AU/solutions/international-student-recruitment"
language: "en"
dateModified: "2026-11-09"
---

# Recruit international students on WhatsApp, in their language, in their time zone

Updated on November 9, 2026

International applicants don’t wait for your office to open. Skolbot answers them on your website and on WhatsApp, day and night, in the language they write in, from your own content on courses, entry requirements, tuition fees and scholarships. Then WhatsApp Activate follows up admitted students from your CRM, with their consent, through the offer, the CoE, the student visa, the tuition deposit and pre-arrival.

## At a glance

- **For**: International students
- **What Skolbot does**: Answers international applicants on WhatsApp and follows up admitted students through enrolment.
- **What your team receives**: Each conversation lands in your CRM with a call brief: the candidate’s plan, the questions already answered and the next step.
- **Conditions**: Answers sourced from your knowledge base. Set up by our team in two weeks. Data in the EU. On quote.

## Answer every time zone, in every language

Domestic students text. International applicants from Latin America, India, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia live on WhatsApp, and they write when your office is closed. The website agent and WhatsApp Capture answer them at any hour, in the language they write in, from what your institution publishes.

- Programs, entry requirements and English proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo English Test)
- Tuition fees, cost of living and scholarships
- Accommodation, February and July intake dates, application deadlines

## The WhatsApp push, from admission to arrival

Between the admission letter and the first day of class, international students go through many steps on their own. WhatsApp Activate starts the conversation from your CRM at each stage, answers their questions and offers a call with your admissions team. It only writes to students who agreed to be contacted, stops as soon as someone declines, and keeps proof of consent.

- Admitted: congratulations and next steps
- Financial documents, the CoE and the student visa
- Tuition deposit
- Pre-arrival: accommodation, induction and arrival dates

## Every applicant lands in your CRM with the full picture

Each conversation becomes a lead in HubSpot, Salesforce or any CRM via API or webhook, with country, language, program, intake, consent, a score and a call brief. Replies to WhatsApp pushes and next steps go back to the same record, so your advisers know where each admitted student stands before they call.

## Set up by our team, data in the EU

Our team sets up the agents from your website, your admissions guides and your FAQ. Conversations are hosted in the European Union, never used to train models, and covered by a data processing agreement with your institution. On visa and immigration questions, the agent shares the information you publish and points to your team or official sources.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which languages does the agent speak?

It replies in the language the applicant writes in, from your institution’s content. An applicant who writes in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic or Vietnamese gets an answer in that language.

### Can it answer visa or CoE questions?

It shares the information you publish about the Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), financial documents and the student visa (subclass 500), and points to your team or official sources. It never gives legal or immigration advice.

### Do students have to opt in before receiving WhatsApp messages?

Yes. WhatsApp Activate only contacts students who agreed to be contacted. It stops as soon as someone declines in the conversation, and proof of consent is kept.

### Does it work with our CRM?

Yes. Skolbot connects to HubSpot and Salesforce, and to any other CRM via API or webhook. Leads, replies and next steps land in the records your team already uses.

## Related pages

- [WhatsApp Activate](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-AU/solutions/whatsapp-activate)
- [WhatsApp Capture](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-AU/solutions/whatsapp-capture)
- [Website agent](https://www.skolbot.ai/en-AU/solutions/web-agent)