Education Advisory Services
Education has always evolved to meet the needs of society, and today's environment presents a new opportunity to reimagine how institutions create value for students, employers, researchers, and communities. Advances in technology, changing learner expectations, shifting demographics, and new workforce demands are accelerating change across the sector and creating opportunities for institutions to think differently about their future.
Leading institutions are responding by examining how they attract and support students, strengthen financial and operational resilience, expand workforce relevance, and adapt to emerging technologies. Success will depend on the ability to make informed decisions that align institutional priorities with the needs of a rapidly changing world.
Higher Education Advisory Services
We offer a robust suite of services designed to help colleges and universities develop innovative strategies, harness the power of advanced technologies, and create resilient organizational structures that can withstand disruption and thrive in the face of change.
KPMG is a multidisciplinary firm that prides itself on working together. Our deep understanding of higher education, combined with the breadth and depth of our cross-sector and cross-disciplinary experience, enables us to help institutions address their most pressing priorities and advance their strategic objectives.
Our technology professionals include software architects, engineers, and developers with a broad range of competencies and capabilities, including AI, cybersecurity, intelligent automation, technology architecture and infrastructure design, cloud implementation and migration, and more. They can help you harness the power of technology to transform the student experience, streamline operations, and drive innovation.
Our data scientists and AI professionals can aid you in harnessing the power of AI and release insights trapped in your data. They can enhance the understanding of your data – where it comes from, what controls are required, how to maximize value from it, and how to efficiently share that value across your organization, securely, ethically, and responsibly. They can help you gain a more thorough understanding of student needs, preferences, and behaviors, personalize the learning experience, and improve student outcomes.
Our risk professionals help address financial, reputational, regulatory, and operational risks with a range of risk management services, including regulatory and compliance risk, technology risk, third-party risk, risk governance, and operational resilience. They can help you leverage powerful risk analytics, modeling, and real-time risk reporting solutions to make risk management a streamlined part of everyday operations.
Our change management professionals can help you anticipate and adapt to the wide-ranging impacts any change can have on your organization and people, including business processes and operating models, budgets and financial controls, governance, risk and compliance, change management, and employee growth and retention.
Strategy & Operational Alignment
Assess performance issues, conduct in-depth operational, cost-optimization, and risk assessments, and develop actionable plans to address them.
Student Success & Experience
Deliver personalized and engaging student experiences, streamline processes, and gain powerful insights with KPMG Powered Student rapid assessments, technology, and accelerators.
Strategic Workforce Planning
Redefine productivity, innovation, and employee engagement through human-AI collaboration. Identify high-impact areas for AI integration and augment your workforce through bespoke training and adoption strategies.
ERP & Cloud Platform Implementations
Harness the power of leading cloud platforms to transform your institution, deliver a unified digital experience, enable data-driven insights, and streamline operations
Technology Modernization
Enable a seamless transition towards a modern campus by integrating strategic governance, modern technology, advanced practices, and robust maintenance.
AI Governance & Adoption
Harness the power of AI responsibility to drive strategic decision-making, personalize learning experiences, support research, and automate tasks.
Infrastructure, Capital Projects, and Sustainability
Transform how you manage capital assets, optimize space, achieve sustainability goals, and leverage federal grants and innovation hubs.
Strategic Real Estate Development & Collaboration Hubs
Transform the value of your real estate portfolio while fostering stronger connections with your alumni and community.
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