Our education consultancy specializes in academic programme licensing, ensuring institutions can effectively navigate the complexities of international programme licensing to enhance their educational offerings.
Our education consultancy specializes in academic programme licensing, ensuring institutions can effectively navigate the complexities of international programme licensing to enhance their educational offerings.
We support universities, colleges, and private education providers in delivering professionally focused academic programmes. Our aim is to assist them in evaluating the potential for academic programme licensing on an international scale, whether the programmes originate in the UK or elsewhere.
Through our education consultancy, we help senior leadership teams and Boards understand what is viable, aligned, and worth pursuing in the realm of international programme licensing, all before they take on significant financial, operational, or reputational risk.
Across the sector, institutions are under pressure to diversify income and strengthen long-term resilience. International programme licensing, when grounded in realistic market assessment, careful partner selection, and a commitment to academic integrity, can offer a credible route forward. Our education consultancy helps institutions move beyond aspiration and assumption to evidence-based decision-making. Our aim is to assist institutions in pursuing international programme licensing only where it enhances resilience without compromising academic integrity, governance, or reputation.
Education-led, not volume-led
We prioritise academic quality, integrity in our delivery model, and the reputation of your institution over speed or volume-led growth, especially in the realm of academic programme licensing.
Decision-ready, not exploratory
Our education consultancy is designed to support formal governance, Board discussions, and executive decision-making, ensuring that our insights are actionable and impactful.
Independent and aligned
We are not agents, recruiters, or brokers. Our advice is independent and aligned with your institution’s priorities, including guidance on international programme licensing.
Institutions engage us when they:
Are exploring international programme licensing for the first time
Need a clear evidence base before committing resources to academic programme licensing
Want to protect academic standards and brand reputation
Require Board-ready insight from an education consultancy, not marketing material.
International programme licensing feasibility & partner advisory:
We help education institutions assess the feasibility of international programme licensing and identify credible partners aligned to their academic model.
Our role as an education consultancy is to provide clarity and decision confidence, not to push institutions toward expansion.
Our core services:
Depending on your institutional context, our work may include:
- International market feasibility assessment
- Comparative analysis of priority regions and locations
- Regulatory, accreditation, and operational considerations
- Identification and screening of potential delivery partners
- Early-stage validation of partner interest and capability
- Top-line financial modelling of academic programme licensing scenarios
- Clear recommendations and implementation pathways
All work is scoped to support senior decision-makers and formal governance processes.
Who we typically work with:
- Universities and higher education institutions in the UK and internationally
- Specialist higher education institutions and private education providers
- Institutions with established academic standing or recognised practice-based excellence
What we do not do:
To avoid conflicts of interest and preserve independence:
- We do not recruit students
- We do not broker or sell partnerships, or act as a transactional intermediary
- We do not promote international expansion beyond institutional governance and quality assurance capacity.
Our role is advisory, analytical, and institution-led.
A structured, evidence-led approach to academic programme licensing
International programme licensing decisions carry academic, financial, and reputational risk. Our education consultancy approach is designed to reduce uncertainty and support confident, defensible decision-making.
Our five-stage methodology:
1. Landscape and context: We review international activity, peer institutions, and licensing models relevant to your academic offer.
2. Market feasibility: We assess priority markets at a high level, considering demand, regulatory context, cultural factors, and strategic fit.
3. Comparative evaluation: Viable markets are compared using a structured framework aligned to your institution’s priorities and risk appetite.
4. Partner identification and screening: We identify and assess potential partners against clear criteria, including capability, alignment, and credibility.
5. Recommendations and roadmap: You receive clear recommendations, financial implications, risk considerations, and a practical route forward.
What you receive:
- A clear, Board-ready report
- Evidence-based recommendations (not long lists of options)
- A realistic view of opportunity, risk, and investment required
- A practical pathway from decision to potential implementation