Principal, Global Higher Education Lead
Nous Group
Matt specialises in higher education strategy and internationalisation. He has played a role in establishing more than 30 academic and research partnerships across 15 countries and helped dozens of universities improve student recruitment and form or revise their international strategies. Matt has over 15 years of consulting and research experience and is passionate about making impactful change through strategy formation, research, and policy analysis.
Prior to joining Nous Group, Matt led the British Council’s consultancy services for UK education institutions. He is also fluent in Mandarin having previously worked as Chief Researcher for the Financial Times’ China Confidential consulting team and was managing editor and a lead researcher at the World Security Institute’s China programme, where he was awarded the Naval War College’s Hugh G. Nott award for outstanding research publication. Matt also was correspondent for the Economist Intelligence Unit, covering economics and politics in mainland China, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
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