International Education consultancy in Brazil and Latin America
About Maze
Based between São Paulo and London, Maze Education aims to promote UK, European and Australian education opportunities in Brazil and the wider Latin American region.
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Maze helps partners facilitate engagement strategies that build brand awareness, increase student recruitment activity and create meaningful partnerships in the region. We seek to create long term, sustainable opportunities.
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Investing in a long term LATAM engagement strategy brings diversity to the classroom and campus, and opens important links with a region of untapped potential.
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Maze has most recently directed regional operations for the Australian National University. By developing new regional stakeholder networks we've built brand awareness, created long term strategic partnerships and increased student recruitment numbers.
What we offer
Maze engages at a senior level with a variety of regional stakeholders including schools, agents, Government bodies and universities to highlight the diversity and excellence of education opportunities in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Institutional Partnerships & Engagement
Brazil is home to nearly 300 public and over 2200 private universities. Maze facilitates meaningful partnerships and collaborative engagement between partners. We can support research collaboration, joint academic programmes, student and staff mobility and TNE opportunities. We also work with regional bodies enabling partners to access the latest information on relevant sponsorship schemes.
Agents
Brazil and the wider LATAM market is heavily reliant on agents. ICEF reported in 2019 that 86% of Brazilians studying overseas worked with an agent during the application process. The on the ground presence that we provide allows partners to engage with agents and their students more effectively. Maze works closely with relevant regional agents to ensure partners achieve maximum ROI from agent recruitment channels.
International Schools Network
Latin America is home to a thriving private / international school sector providing unique learning environments for expats and globally minded local students. There are over 1200 bilingual high schools in Brazil alone offering a wide variety of international curriculums. Maze works with partners to create and implement high school engagement strategies and work closely with school counsellors, students and parents.
Why work with us?
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Results
With offices in the UK and Brazil, Maze is perfectly placed to identify relevant regional opportunities and deliver quality, tangible outcomes. Partners benefit from experienced, senior level support. All plans are developed in close communication with our partners and we create clear strategic aims and KPI's for the duration of the project. Engaging closely with partners we ensure return on investment and positive results.
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Experience
Maze has developed and implemented successful recruitment, partnership and business development strategies for providers and organisations in the UK, Europe, and Australia. With extensive experience of strategic roles within International Education Maze is able to offer partners a wealth of knowledge and the expertise needed to make a sustained long term regional impact.
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Agility
Maze offers effective flexible options and can support one-off strategic projects or longer term regional management roles. We’re used to the ever changing landscape of international education, and are well equipped to manage a wide variety of projects. Our on the ground presence means we can organise and attend events at any time and can facilitate face to face engagement far quicker than staff based on campus.
Justin Vadra-Edwards
Founder
Prior to founding Maze in 2020, Justin worked in the UK Higher Education and Independent school sectors for over 10 years, leading in a variety of international student recruitment, partnership and business development roles at The University of Nottingham and Mander Portman Woodward. Since founding Maze Education Justin has offered consultancy services to a variety of global clients including The Australian National University, Sommet Education, Pagoda Projects and The Profs gaining a multi-faceted insight into various sectors within the IntEd industry. Moving from London to Brazil with my wife who was born in São Paulo is an exciting new adventure! Launching the new office opens up incredible opportunities to build upon Maze Education’s early success in a region full of potential.