Hotcourses

Hotcourses is an educational listings company founded by Jeremy Hunt and Mike Elms in 1996. Hunt retains 48% of the shares in the company. [1]

The company claims to have the world’s largest database of courses.[2] It has offices in London, India, Boston and Sydney. Sales were £12.1 million and pre-tax profits £3.3 million in 2013/4.[3] It started operations in India in 2006. The Indian division launched an overseas education counselling service in 2014.[4]

The company's website is used by universities to market their courses.[5]

It acquired The Complete University Guide in October 2015.[6]

Hotcourses India Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Hotcourses with offices in Chennai and New Delhi and is India's premier virtual study abroad counselling service provider.

It is associated with The Hotcourses Foundation, set up in 2004, which raises money for Nyumbani projects in Kenya.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Housing News" (1404). Private Eye. 30 October 2015. p. 12.
  2. ↑ http://news.sky.com/story/1165734/hunt-to-get-17m-payout-from-hotcourses-sale
  3. ↑ "Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt picks up £960,000 windfall from his educational listings firm Hotcourses". This is Money. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Conversions high in Hotcourses agency debut". PIE News. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Marketing and comms campaign category: award winner and runners up". Guardian. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hotcourses acquires Complete University Guide". The PIE News. 13 Oct 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hotcourses Foundation". Nyumbani. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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