
Partner or perish: Collaboration as a growth strategy for higher education
Key topics:
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Explore university partnership models that drive growth and innovation
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Learn how institutions enter new markets through collaboration
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Discover approaches to shared risk, incentives and long-term value
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See global examples of industry, edtech and academic partnerships in action
Led by

Dr Maria Spies
Chief Innovation Officer,
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
What’s next for AI, digital learning, and skills?
Advancing your digital innovation strategy
As highlighted in the session, scaling digital and flexible learning requires alignment across strategy, infrastructure, pedagogy, data and the student experience.
Through our Digital Innovation capabilities, QS supports institutions to:
- Gain clarity on how digital, AI and emerging technologies are reshaping higher education
- Assess digital capability and readiness across strategy, data, infrastructure and the learning experience
- Identify opportunities and gaps in their approach to digital and flexible learning
- Inform institutional priorities with global insights and sector expertise
- Translate insights into clear, evidence-based next steps for sustainable change
Take the next step
Let’s discuss how this can take shape at your institution and how to move from strategy to implementation.