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We are Higher Education Strategy Associates

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.

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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.

Monitoring Trends in Academic Programs 4: Water thumbnail Monitoring Trends in Academic Programs 4: Water
2021 | Monitoring Trends in Academic Programs
Strengthening Regional Colleges in Canada thumbnail Strengthening Regional Colleges in Canada
2021 |
State of Postsecondary Education in Canada 2023 thumbnail State of Postsecondary Education in Canada 2023
2023 | State of Postsecondary Education
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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.

Students on the Frontlines: The Ongoing Protests in Serbia with Jim Dickinson

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

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

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

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

Just a quick one today, mostly charts. Back in the fall, StatsCan released a mess of data from the Labour … Continued

That NIH Thing You’re Hearing About

If you’re in the higher education field, you have probably heard a lot in the last four days about the … Continued

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