Higher education

We collaborate with universities to research, strategize and develop exceptional learning.

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We work closely with executive teams to develop innovation strategies, document business cases and create new online delivery models. Our education consulting services support education providers to enter new markets, pursue new ventures and discover new revenue sources.

Our work in higher education extends beyond strategy and planning to delivery too. From degree programs to short courses and micro-credentials, we are experts not only in learning but also in creating learning materials for discipline-specific skills and contexts. We use our faculty to provide academic depth while developing the highest quality courses, bringing them to market and scaling them.  

USQ Upskill Course Hub Implementation

Executive Summary Curio partnered with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to develop USQ UpSkill, a new approach to delivering professional learning. USQ UpSkill is an educational product and service that responds to the need for shorter, engaging bites of learning, blending the rigour of academic learning with authentic, work-based contexts. The UpSkill website is … USQ Upskill Course Hub Implementation

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Speak to our higher education experts

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • UK and EU
  • USA and Canada
Sarah Goss
  • Australia and New Zealand
David Bowser
CEO
  • Australia and New Zealand
Chenyu Fang
Designer
  • Australia and New Zealand
Shruti Ramia
Designer

More higher education projects

Why Student Evaluation is Broken: Using Cookies and Science
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Learning Experience Lead, Tom Whitford, reminds us why student evaluation survey results shouldn’t be taken at face value. This article highlights key variables which can distort student feedback findings and results, one being supplying sweet treats during the survey! Have a read to find out more.

Building a university homepage using an iterative UX design process
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Our Digital Director Michael Frantzis discusses a past project of his, redesigning University College London’s homepage with Independent Design Director, Will Kruger and UX Consultant Marcos Villasenor. The project involved extensive user testing to iteratively improve the page design and refine content. The result was a beautiful, user-friendly landing homepage that saw some impressive results.

The importance of high-quality online facilitators
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With the rise of online learning, the demand for expert online facilitators has become significant. Curio Academy understands what it takes to be an expert in online facilitation and encourages aspiring and experienced online facilitators to refine their skills to stay current within the innovating education sector.

“Now, it’s a lot harder” : Unpacking the student perspective on the recent lockdown of UK campuses
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In 2020, we interviewed UK students to find out their perspectives on the changes to their educational offerings in response to COVID-19 and discuss what institutions need to do to going forward. From listening to these students and reflecting on their views, we have put together some key takeaways and suggestions universities should take on board as they start to prepare for Semester 2.

A flexible, market-facing storefront for Phoenix Australia
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Phoenix Australia deliver world-leading mental health and trauma training, programs of research and knowledge translation. Demand for Phoenix’s training increased significantly after Australia’s devastating bush fires over the 2020-21 summer season, before increasing again as Covid-19 hit. With all training delivered face to face, Phoenix sought to rapidly move online to meet demand at this critical time across the country.

Unlocking Digital Transformation: Insights from Education Experts
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In a dynamic panel session at Digifest 2024 in Birmingham, the participants discussed the concept of “frictionless learning” and its implications for education in the digital age. The panelists included Michael Frantzis from Curio, Neil Stapleton from Cambridge Judge Business School, Julia Leong Son from University of London Worlwide, and David White from University Arts … Unlocking Digital Transformation: Insights from Education Experts

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