Consultancy services

My services derive from my knowledge, experience, skills and networks.

In particular:

• extensive and current knowledge of higher education worldwide, both of systems and of individual institutions, for-profit and not-for-profit;
• rapid response to expressed needs - for ideas, plans, solutions, analyses - from higher education institutions or international and government linked businesses;
• capacity to identify solutions and partnerships yielding mutual and effective business outcomes;
• effective inter-personal communication skills and the capacity to communicate succinctly and meaningfully in writing and in person, one-on-one or in groups of any size.

The following examples of successfully completed projects demonstrate where I can assist your organisation:

• development of a business case and investor memorandum for the creation of a for-profit teaching company in Australia;
• development of a business case for an international hotel school in Victoria;
• development of a concept plan for a new private college in Malaysia;
• sourcing of new educational partners for private colleges in China, and new degree programs for educational organisations in China and Singapore;
• provision of advice about corporate relations and international educational opportunities for universities in Australia and the USA;
• provision of advice for the implementation of change in current management or organizational practices to achieve more effective outcomes;
• development of strategic plans and feasilibility studies requiring in-depth knowledge of tertiary education;
• provision of direct management services to new or existing businesses;
• facilitation of workshops and meetings, both of a consultative and of a decision-making kind;
• brokering effective collaborative business relationships between universities in Australia and the USA.