Company: QS is a global leader in higher education services. We are the data analytics, performance insight provider and intelligence partner supporting university excellence across the world. Our student recruitment and enrolment solutions enable universities and business schools to connect with talented individuals that are seeking to further their academic progress and career development. Our portfolio of professional services includes consultancy, student mobility and academic partnerships management, and branding solutions. We publish highly visible university rankings, including the QS World University Rankings® which reaches a global audience of hundreds of millions of people.

Project Scope: QS provides the leading white-label QS Enrolment Solution supporting international degree applicants from their first enquiry to accepting offer and moving to campus. This project will review early stage technologies which can help enhance the matching of students to the right universities and especially the growing segment of online learners, as well as supporting higher conversion rates and retention rates once a student enrolls. Our vision is to create a long-term profitable subscription-driven business, building the leading global tech-enabled student engagement / student success solution. Our aim is achieve this by improving conversion of quality candidates onto client’s courses by creating a personal and informed connection with the candidate whilst lowering client’s fixed costs. QS will be happy to provide access to senior leaders for discovery interviews to answer any relevant questions.

Deliverables - a written report or presentation (with data and findings supplied):

1. Enquiry management and retention systems analyses, benchmarking against QS Enrolment Solution.

2. Market scan of EdTech organizations most likely to be in the spotlight by 2025.

3. Identify and evaluate pre-seed or seed stage companies developing tech to support online learning providers.

QS team will provide induction to the HE sector, clarify company’s priorities, supply data already obtained and recommend relevant experts and sources of information. Discovery interviews with the relevant leadership teams will be arranged.

QS Project coordinator will be available for weekly catch-ups, as well as accessible via email when needed.