QS MoveON will foster increased collaboration among analyst teams, empowering them with greater autonomy and trust.
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) case study: QS MoveON
Founded in 1959, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) is a leading private university in Brazil. With campuses in Curitiba, Londrina, and Toledo, PUCPR offers undergraduate programmes, continuing education courses, master’s and PhD programmes. PUCPR is renowned for its internationalisation efforts, including its pioneering Global Classes programme with more than 200 courses in multiple languages.
The university has over 300 international mobility agreements and more than 30 double degree programmes with institutions worldwide.
In 2022, PUCPR became the first Brazilian university to join the QS MoveOn community. QS MoveOn’s technology helps PUCPR manage student mobility and partnerships with over 340 institutions globally. This move aligns with PUCPR’s commitment to expanding international education.
What challenges led you to choose the QS MoveOn solution?
We faced a lack of centralised, concise, and transparent reporting, making it difficult to aggregate and analyse new data over time. There were also widespread limitations in our ability to handle and analyse data effectively in real-time, mainly due to constraints in Excel.
What set QS MoveON apart from other options you may have evaluated during your decision-making process?
We couldn’t find any other software with comparable potential. Despite asking for input from Brazilian partners with a similar profile to ours, none were able to provide an alternative system. It helped a lot that QS MoveOn was developed by QS. The QS brand, plus all the support we received during the prospective phase, were critical to guiding our decision.
How do you see QS MoveON contributing to your long-term international goals?
We anticipate that our flagship internationalisation initiatives something about intersection of different areas/different things contributing to it, will experience a positive impact.
QS MoveON’s precise management of international agreements and in-and-out mobility will generate comprehensive reports, graphs, and a seamless flow of information. Through this, we can delve into the historical data of our inter-university cooperation status, providing valuable insights into our prospects.
In a nutshell, we expect that QS MoveOn will foster increased collaboration among analyst teams, empowering them with greater autonomy and trust.
It will also enable more informed decision-making when strategically evaluating partners and assessing the outcomes of these collaborations. And finally, it will allow us to place a sharper focus on continents and partners where there is an imbalance, whether in terms of mobility or the number of partner higher education institutions.
QS MoveON is a comprehensive internationalisation SaaS solution which streamlines and enhances global mobility programmes for educational institutions. With a wide range of features to manage student mobility, partner collaborations and data insights, it’s a valuable asset for universities looking to expand their global reach and enhance their international initiatives.
Currently, 50+ higher education institutions leverage QS MoveON to manage 150,000+ mobilities and 140,000+ active partnerships. More than 282 QS MoveON clients are connected to the Erasmus Without Paper network via the platform.