Education Sector | Partnerships

Hobsons works with a variety of partners in the education sector to maximise student success and institutional effectiveness. We also proactively engage in education discourse to drive thought leadership on the local, national and international levels.

Association of International Educators (NAFSA)

NAFSA promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States and provides professional education and training to strengthen international student programs and services. Hobsons and NAFSA work together in the development and delivery of technology solutions to offices responsible for international student recruitment.

Blackboard

Blackboard helps clients enrich all aspects of the education experience by engaging and assessing learners, making their daily lives more convenient and secure, and keeping them informed and aware. Hobsons collaborates with Blackboard on activities such as strategic market planning, lead generation, content delivery, prospect management, enrolment best practice, student services, course development and overall program management to deliver technology and services throughout the entire student lifecycle.

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

ETS advances quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. Founded as a non-profit in 1947, ETS develops, administers, and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series^™ assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. ETS and Hobsons work together to deliver the TOEFL Search Service and the GRE Search Service.

Experian QAS

Experian QAS is a leading provider of address data quality software and services. Hobsons and QAS work together to deliver address verification solutions to Hobsons’ clients through the Connect CRM and ApplyYourself solutions.

ETS^®, GRE^® and TOEFL® are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the US and other countries and used under license by Hobsons.