CCG has been supporting universities develop their international activity for over 20 years, and during that time has become one of the leading Higher Education Internationalisation consultancies in Europe.
The business started in 1999, with the aim of supporting UK universities who wanted to develop activities across Central and Eastern Europe. Since then, the company has developed both in terms of the services we offer and the markets we work in.
We now work across Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North America, South America and have recently started to develop activities in Indonesia and key African markets, and have team members in Scotland, England, Lithuania, Ukraine, Romania and the USA.
As well as developing partnerships and supporting universities in the development of their international activity, we have also created a number of innovative new partnership methods, the most successful being the micro hub which allows universities to offer UK or US degree programmes on their campuses at a price local students can afford.
We still support many UK universities in the development of their international partnerships (around 25% ) and are also working with a growing number of US institutions, however we do a lot more than that. Including:
Government Consultancy
We have worked with a number of government ministries in Central and Easter Europe on the development of projects aimed at wither increasing capacity in local universities or on developing international partnerships that will increase the number of international students coming to study.
Strategic Development
We support a number of private and public universities who are going through a strategic review. Our team is able to work with the local management team to develop a coherent strategy that covers programme development, partnership development, research and international recruitment.
Partnership Development
We have supported over 100 European universities who wanted to develop strategic dual degree, research or mobility partnerships with UK or US universities.
Recruitment
We support universities across Europe in developing their international recruitment activities. Our team are able to audit current activity, develop market specific strategies, mentor the universities team or support in the development of international marketing activities.
Research
We support universities who are looking to develop their research activities, or who are looking to improve their standings in the international rankings. Our team is able to support in the development of research strategy, train research office teams in a range of areas including partnership identification, facilitate “Sandpit” events which brings universities together in a facilitated environment to develop strategic links.
Capacity Building
We have worked with a number of universities who have been keen to increase and develop internal capacity, we have a number of partner universities in the UK and US who are able to offer leadership and staff development support. We also have access to organisations and companies who are able to help in specific areas, e.g. digitisation of courses and English language support.
EU Funding
We are also able to support universities within the EU on the development of their research funding capacity. Our team include experienced professionals from the UK who are able to support in the training of university teams or supporting on specific funding applications.
Mobility
We have a focus on supporting institutions in developing models for mobility, and can support European universities in developing relationships with UK Universities post Erasmus, or inbound/outbound with US partners.
Student Retention
We have a sister company called Retinent (www.retinent.org) which is based in the UK and specialises in supporting universities on the development of successful student retention strategies. The company works with universities in the UK, but also is working in a number of European markets, including Croatia and Lithuania.
“Quite simply, we have been delighted with the return on investment from our work with CCG. They are highly professional and efficient personnel at all levels.”
