Connect with your students in France or abroad via mobile SMS! They use their phones for almost everything, including social media, browsing the internet, and texting. You can capitalize on this way of connecting with them by offering information they want throughout the year, such as study tips, meeting reminders, and more. You can also integrate SMS messaging services for student organizations on campus so they can easily communicate with their members as needed. Here are several ways to include SMS in your student communication strategy.

Strengthen communication with students via text messaging

Mass SMS offers many advantages for a university. It is an effective way to connect immediately, and you can easily create groups so that all your university organizations and associations can communicate with their French or international students with ease. Clubs, student unions, associations, and student organizations can use texting in a variety of ways to interact with their members:

• Recruitment

During recruitment periods, student associations can put up posters with the message "for more info, text JOIN to 41411." If a student is interested, they can text this keyword and immediately receive more information about the association or a call to answer their questions. Furthermore, when enrolling in an institution, if students agree to receive more information via text, they can also receive messages about recruitment events, for example.

• Event information

Mobile SMS is an excellent way to inform members of a student association or organization about upcoming events.Bulk SMS messaging can be used to notify all members of event updates or changes at once. The ability to send texts to everyone in your organization keeps all group members informed simultaneously.

• For group activities

Team-building exercises are a great way to teach students how to work together while having fun. For example, Boston University has organized annual scavenger hunts as a way for new students to meet and learn more about their institution. This type of activity can be easily organized and executed using text messaging. Rather than giving out paper clues that can be lost, clues sent via SMS stay on the users' phones.

• News and administrative information

In addition to information regarding ongoing student organization events, texting is an incredibly useful channel for sending students information or news regarding the administration. Send messages with important dates, such as exams, holidays, and graduation. Online SMS is also the perfect tool for sending emergency alerts. For example, if there is severe weather in the area, you can keep your students informed by message that the institution must close due to the weather. Not only will this ensure everyone is informed, but it will also create a safer environment. Universities can use SMS tools to collect feedback or comments from their students. Two-way SMS allows you to interact with your recipients. Furthermore, once your contacts have replied, you can send a link to a survey to collect more information. At Octopush, the two-way SMS service is included with the purchase of an SMS pack. Texting is a way for schools and universities to expand their student body and increase the efficiency of the entire enrollment process. Using a mobile phone is common practice, especially among students. Providing important information is a key part of the enrollment and school life process, and communicating solely by email is no longer enough.