Abdul Marshooque

Higher education and partnership professional with 3+ years developing external partnerships, managing high value recruitment pipelines, and driving stakeholder-led conversion across South Asia, MENA, and Africa. At Aston University, managed a postgraduate pipeline of 3,000-5,000+ applicants annually, supporting the enrolment of 1,000+ international students from assigned markets, representing an estimated £22m+ in gross tuition-fee value. Developed and maintained 50+ agent and institutional partnerships through needs analysis and partner training. Mainly supported international postgraduate recruitment, admissions operations, and compliance-led applicant progression across South Asia, MENA, Africa, and the UK. Co-led a small, high-trust team responsible for postgraduate CAS issuance, assessing credibility, documentation integrity, UKVI compliance, credibility and compliance checks, escalated and resolved high-risk cases through direct verification with agents, applicants, and partner institutions. Tech-savvy with experience in Microsoft Dynamics, SITS, and Unit4 to monitor pipeline progress and support timely decisions. Graduate of MSc Sports Business and Management from University of Liverpool