Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business
consulting services, today announced the launch of its Education
Innovation solution for universities and colleges. The Education
Innovation solution guides universities through focused discussions with
stakeholders and a series of supporting analyses to develop strategies
that position higher education clients for success in a rapidly evolving
competitive landscape.
“Maintaining the highest standards of academic quality, in an era of
intense financial and increasingly global competitive pressures, means
higher education has to innovate,” said Laura
Yaeger, executive vice president, Huron
Education. “Huron partners with colleges and universities around the
world to develop comprehensive strategies to use innovative technologies
and business models to position themselves to achieve their academic
missions.”
Huron’s Education
Innovation solution helps institutions develop, evaluate and
implement strategies that take advantage of the acceleration in
technology, globalization and competitive business models in academic
and research settings.
“We work closely with stakeholders and institutional leaders to build a
shared baseline understanding of institutional readiness, market
landscape and competitive positioning. Then we help identify goals and
develop strategies to realize them. Often, this is a three dimensional
analysis of university strengths, market opportunity and contribution
margin,” said Edwin
Eisendrath, managing director, Huron
Education. “Our strategic roadmaps include implementation
considerations so that, whether the plan involves significant
institutional change or simply building on existing institutional
strengths, the path is clear.”
Huron Education’s strategic offering responds to frequent client
questions around mission- and quality-consistent uses of new
technologies such as Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), the
identification of potential new markets, and the potential to develop
new revenue streams. The Education
Innovation solution builds upon Huron’s industry leading expertise
in delivering quality operational, financial, and technology consulting
to the higher
education marketplace.
“Huron’s Education Innovation offering is an all-encompassing solution
that works with institutions to develop actionable strategies by
leveraging existing strengths, core values and principles,” said Yaeger.
“Huron Education further helps clients design and manage the
implementation process and incorporates measurements for benchmarking to
support continued success in the global education marketplace.”
For more information on Huron’s Education Innovation offering, visit: http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com/Expertise/Education/Strategic_Solutions/Education_Innovation.aspx.
About Huron Education
Huron
Education is the premier provider serving the unique needs of the
higher education industry. Our team of professionals, each with
extensive knowledge and experience in the business of higher education
and academic medical centers, delivers comprehensive services to the
industry and partners with institutions to improve business performance
across the enterprise. Our professionals draw from their experience
working in the strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory aspects
of higher education to develop and implement the most effective
consulting and software solutions. Huron Education has helped more than
90 of the nation’s top 100 research institutions improve their
performance so they can continue their traditions of extraordinary
achievement. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/highereducation
or follow us on Twitter: @Huron.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve
performance, comply with complex regulations, reduce costs, recover from
distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams
with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron
provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and
distressed organizations, including healthcare organizations, Fortune
500 companies, leading academic institutions, medium-sized businesses,
and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more
at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
