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We provide strategic insight and guidance to governments, post-secondary institutions, and agencies through excellence and expertise in policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic consulting services. Through these activities, HESA strives to improve the quality, efficacy, and fairness of higher education systems in Canada and worldwide.
Featured Publications
Here is a collection of some of our most recent publicly available research. Check out our publications page to view our full archive.
One Thought to Start Your Day blog
One Thought to Start Your Day is our founder and CEO Alex Usher’s popular daily blog, brimming with up-to-the-minute insights and informed opinions on today’s higher education industry.
The Fifteen: February 20, 2025
February 21, 2025
Good morning and welcome to the 11th edition of The Fifteen. This week we try to avoid the chaos in the … Continued
Students on the Frontlines: The Ongoing Protests in Serbia with Jim Dickinson
February 20, 2025
If I say the word “Serbia”, chances are your mind goes to things like the NATO air attacks of 1999 … Continued
Ontario Election Manifestos 2025
February 19, 2025
Y’all know I do one of these for every provincial election. This one is going to be a bit different … Continued
How We Choose to Respond to Crises
February 18, 2025
I was thinking the other day that next Thursday (27/02/25) is not only going to be the Ontario election—about which, … Continued
Data, Decisions, and Disruptions: Inside the World of University Rankings
February 13, 2025
University rankings are pretty much everywhere. Though the earliest university rankings in the U. S. date back to the early … Continued
Fun with Participation Rate Data
February 12, 2025
Just a quick one today, mostly charts. Back in the fall, StatsCan released a mess of data from the Labour … Continued
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