QS acquires Hobsons Solutions in major merger

Published 06/10/2017

QS has announced today that it has acquired Hobsons Solutions, in a major acquisition that significantly expands the size of the QS business and adds 193 staff to its global teams.

Hobsons Solutions is a distinct product line that was run by Hobsons via three offices in London, Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne, offering student engagement and enrolment services to a global client base.

A spokesperson at London-based QS explained that the acquisition offers clear opportunity for vertical integration, complementing the QS portfolio and enabling Hobsons Solutions to leverage QS’s student reach.

QS is the largest supplier of international masters and MBA students to universities worldwide, attracting over 60 million web visitors per year and registering 500,000 prospective international and domestic student enquiries each year.

Hobsons Solutions was founded in 1999 and serves over 100 departments of universities in Australia, Asia, New Zealand, USA and UK to enrol candidates who have expressed an interest in target institutions. They also operate the world’s largest International Student Survey.

Hobsons Solutions will be renamed QS Enrolment Solutions.

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