Our Advantages

At HigherEdge, our advantage comes from our simple, results-driven approach to international student recruitment and advisory services. We combine deep industry knowledge with a personalized, collaborative approach, making sure we help our partners succeed in the global education market. 

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Understand

We deliver a deep understanding of our client's current business and influence and help them achieve their ambitions.

Design

We deliver a detailed roadmap for how to maximize your business performance and the steps required to achieve this.

Implement

We deliver a dedicated, passionate & experienced team to support your organization in successfully delivering the plan.

Improve

We deliver an on-going reviewing and improvements are made to the plan to find areas for continuous growth.

 

In Addition, We deliver-

Experts In Higher Education

We believe that our single biggest strength is the thorough understanding of higher education space. Our deep market knowledge comes from years of experience, strong relationships with key stakeholders, student behaviour analysis and the connect with the on-ground realities. Also, we are a specialised market entry firm for education institutions thus our firm commitment remains in the space of higher education.

  • Insights

We deliver actionable market insights and not jargons. We maintain the highest amount of data protection while gathering insights.

  • Market  Knowledge

Implementation assistance and introduction to local partners. On-ground market intelligence on international student mobility.

  • Results

Half-yearly research reports on trends and insights. Quantitative results from our periodic surveys with actual applicants.

 

Transparent And Accountable

We run our business on these two basic ethics. We are transparent to our clients and to our employees. Right from the pricing model, wherein the client gets to know exactly what they are spending on up until the last invoice we keep it transparent. We are not an agency and we don’t charge commissions on student recruitment but we like to work with targets and perform on the basis of those agreed parameters. We want to be accountable not only just on performance but also on any regulations, policy change, damage, dissatisfaction, etc. And we have witnessed that this only creates long term value and growth both for us and for our clients.

  • Transparency 

Complete transparent funds management (every invoice is scanned and sent) Transparent pricing model, which enables the clients to know on their investments.
  • Management
Expenses are managed by a central team and all the team members have to imbibe the travel and expenses policies which are right in place. Dedicated resources in a target driven but employee-friendly atmosphere drives performance for our clients.

  • Accountability

We work on actual targets, whether it is international applications, partnerships or actual enrolments, HigherEdge will remain highly committed and accountable for the overall growth of the institution. Break down on the actual spends (desk, resource, central expenses and management fees).
 

 

Dedicated Teams For Each Partner

We believe that our resource working or representing the institution should act like one of the team members at the international office. Thus, each institution will have their own account managers who will be trained by HigherEdge and also by our partner institution, they should breathe the university ethos and should act like a proper counsellor to students and agents.

  • Consistency 

A consistent face in front of the students, agents and partners, which garners trust among the key stakeholders for our partners. Single point contact for the client and also for internal staff members at HigherEdge.

  • Understanding

Deep understanding of one particular institution and country. Thorough understating on the core ethos of the university/college.

  • Reporting

Half-yearly research reports on trends and insights. Quantitative results from our periodic surveys with actual applicants.
 
 

Effective And Sustainable Option

We are aware of the different similar models for in-country representation. Our model has been designed to maintain quality but not abnormal pricing for our partners. We believe in an open and transparent pricing model wherein our clients know on how much they are spending and exactly on what. We run a lean and technology driven operations to keep our central costs low and effective.

  • Low Operation Costs 

 A robust but lean operational model so that overhead costs can be limited. Central teams working in our Finance, Marketing and Human Resource department form an excelled support system for the account managers.

  • Pricing

Our main motto is to improve the cost per acquisition for all our clients. Cost-effective solutions without compromising on the quality and a transparent pricing model so that the client is aware of the expenses.

  • Target Driven

Usage of technology platforms like Expensify, Zoho, Hana, etc. have enabled us to deliver transparent and sustainable solutions for our clients. Overall accountability as we encourage a target driven environment.

 

Performance Oriented Model

Our clients should remain with us for our performance, not because of contractual obligations. Though we do have our contracts in place but those are more to formalise the engagement. We maintain all the obligations from confidentiality, data protection, indemnification etc. and HigherEdge is also completely insured on public liability, professional indemnity and workforce compensation as per European standards, we still believe that contracts should be more to help businesses and not become a hindrance.

  • Contracts

All our contracts are for 3 years. We also follow the highest levels of data protection and confidentiality and we are signed party on the GDPR guidelines with the majority of our clients.

  • Minimum Obligations

Our contracts also don’t bind our clients to not recruit the resource after the term is over, in case the client wants to move on from HigherEdge. All our contracts have a notice period of 90 days right after the first year.

  • Client Oriented

HigherEdge is insured on public liability, workforce compensation and personal indemnity as per American standards. We also help clients to set their own entity in case they ever want to do it.