{"id":16158,"date":"2024-02-18T09:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T08:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headway-advisory.com\/firm-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:40:17","slug":"firm-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/headway-advisory.com\/en\/firm-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Firm Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Since 2011, HEADway has established itself as the leader in strategy consulting and recruitment support for education and research stakeholders in France, driven by the renewed trust of its clients.<\/p>

We support all players in the sector<\/strong>:<\/p>

  • Higher education and research operators: management and engineering schools, universities, research laboratories, technical schools, educational institutions.<\/li>
  • Skills operators: training organizations, OPCOs, chambers of commerce and industry, regional and local authorities.<\/li>
  • Companies and businesses in the sector<\/li>
  • Investment fund<\/li><\/ul>

    Our approach is based on tailor-made solutions <\/strong>which are covering all of our clients’ needs: strategy and operational performance consulting, headhunting and talent management, information and data enhancement, quality and accreditation.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    We support the development of training and education providers with innovative, tailor-made solutions.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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    • Education, training, and research have entered a cycle of radical transformation that continues to accelerate.<\/li>
    • Competition is intensifying at all levels (nationally and internationally) and in all segments, reinforcing the need for clear and sustainable differentiation.<\/li>
    • The withdrawal of the state and changes in public funding arrangements require a new approach to economic management and are leading organizations to structure fundable projects that are aligned with their overall strategy.<\/li>
    • International standards tend to prevail, either directly through accreditation frameworks or indirectly due to the increasing mobility of students, bringing about significant changes in the legal and institutional framework of higher education.<\/li>
    • The relationship between higher education and research and local communities is taking on new dimensions in a context of workforce shortages and distance learning.<\/li>
    • Digital transformation is not only reshaping educational models, disrupting the way institutions operate and are managed, but is also transforming the economic model.<\/li>
    • Beyond research and education, institutions must offer high-quality services to their students in order to enhance their attractiveness and foster community engagement.<\/li>
    • They must prepare students to face an emerging and constantly changing job market, to aim to develop skills for professions that sometimes do not yet exist, and support the employability of their graduates through continuing education.<\/li>
    • They have a significant responsibility to accelerate the ecological transition, promote inclusion and diversity, foster better working environments, and improve social dialogue and governance.<\/li><\/ul>

      In this context:<\/strong><\/p>

      • Institutions are facing increasing investment designed to drive digital transformation, modernize campuses and turn them into smart learning tools, and attract and retain qualified teachers in a globalized employment market. They must therefore rethink their business model and diversify their sources of funding.<\/li>
      • They must demonstrate their accountability and relevance through tangible impact measures, not only vis-\u00e0-vis their stakeholders but also to facilitate their management.<\/li>
      • The question of size arises in different terms as it becomes necessary to aim for a critical size that comes with organizational and strategic challenges.<\/li><\/ul>

        Support roles as well as the teaching and research roles and profession are changing; institutions must be able to commit to support plans to adapt and develop the skills of their employees.<\/p> \n <\/div>\n

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        Because we are driven by a purpose that draws on the heart of these issues, we work alongside educational and research institutions.<\/p>

        Our purpose:<\/strong><\/p>

        • Improving the future of initial training, continuing education, and research<\/li>
        • Inspire stakeholders to strengthen their role in driving change<\/li>
        • Unlocking and developing the potential of organizations<\/li>
        • Uncovering talent<\/li><\/ul>

          Vision<\/strong><\/p>

          • HEADway aims to be a trusted partner to the education and research ecosystem, supporting it through transformation, fostering creativity and innovation, and promoting accessibility to knowledge, digital agility, and social and environmental responsibility.<\/li><\/ul> \n <\/div>\n
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            Alongside stakeholders in education, research, and training, HEADway Advisory:<\/p>

            • Anticipates and deciphers trends;<\/li>
            • Designs and analyzes sound strategic options;<\/li>
            • Defines lasting and impactful differentiators;<\/li>
            • Supports institutions in responding to challenges related to digitalization, internationalization, data management and use, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) transformations.<\/li>
            • Involves all teams and stakeholders;<\/li>
            • Facilitates the construction of creative and agile organizational structures;<\/li>
            • Identifies and develops talent<\/li><\/ul> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t
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              Tailor-made services, designed to meet the needs of educational and research institutions.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              • Analysis & strategic development:<\/strong> strategic plan & identity, business models, master plans, development strategy, marketing and branding strategy<\/li>\n
              • Organizational and digital transformation:<\/strong> organizational and educational digital transformation, smart learning and smart campuses, strategic alignment and governance, financing and corporate relations<\/li>\n
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                  • Headhunting:<\/strong> for general, functional, and unit managers, as well as academic leaders and research professors, through an exclusive approach based on our HR expertise and a cutting-edge sector expertise, enhanced by our strategy practice.<\/li>\n
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                      • Support and expertise for national and international accreditations:<\/strong> AACSB, EQUIS, EPAS, AMBA, etc.<\/li>\n
                      • Certification or national labeling:<\/strong> RNCP (National Professional Qualifications Register), RS (Specific Directory), Visa, Master's\/Bachelor's degree, CGE, etc.<\/li>\n
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                          • L'Essentiel du Sup:<\/strong> a specialized newsletter dedicated to managers in higher education and research (2,500 subscribers).<\/li>\n
                          • Higher education news blog:<\/strong> a blog covering higher education news.<\/li>\n
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