Hotcourses
 Hotcourses Group     | |
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| Founder | • Jeremy Hunt • Mike Elms |
Hotcourses was an educational guidance company and the world's largest course database co-founded in January 1996 by Jeremy Hunt and Mike Elms:
Mike founded the company in the belief that every student should be able to make the right education choice for their future and providing them with the best information to help them achieve this is at the heart of the Hotcourses Group mission.
Acquisition
In January 2017, the Hotcourses Group was acquired for £35 million by IDP Education[1] and was rebranded as IDP Connect in January 2019.[2] IDP Education was founded in 1969 and in 1989 co-founded IELTS, an English testing system.
Background
The company, now known as IDP Connect, has offices in the UK, India, the US and Australia and their websites provide information on educational choices worldwide. Websites owned by IDP Connect include Hotcourses, Postgraduate Search, Whatuni, The Complete University Guide, Hotcourses Abroad, as well as 11 other sites across the globe. They're all free for potential students to use.
Universities, colleges and other course providers advertise on these websites as well as working in partnership with IDP Connect to learn more about their students and generate enrolments. IDP Connect also supported a charity, the Hotcourses Foundation, set up in 2004, which worked with Nyumbani UK to help children in Kenya have access to education.
Late filing
In June 2018, The Guardian reported that changes made to Hotcourses' articles of association in 2013, were filed at Companies House three years late and that this restructuring had the effect of reducing co-founder Jeremy Hunt's tax bill by at least £100,000.[3] Hunt had benefited by some £15 million from the sale of Hotcourses in 2017.[4]
References
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