Hotcourses Group

IDP Hotcourses
IDP Hotcourses
FormerlyHotcourses Limited
Company typesubsidiary
IndustryEducation
Founded1996
FoundersJeremy Hunt and Mike Elms
Headquarters
London, SW6
United Kingdom
ParentIDP Education
Websitewww.hotcoursesabroad.com

The Hotcourses Group was the public name for Hotcourses Ltd, an educational guidance company based in Fulham and the world's largest course database.[1][2]

In January 2017, Hotcourses Group was bought by IDP Education[3][4] and was rebranded as IDP Hotcourses[5] in January 2019.[6][7]

History

Hotcourses Ltd was founded in 1996 by Jeremy Hunt and Mike Elms.[8] Initially, the company focused on listing courses in the United Kingdom, providing information on further and higher education options. Over time, it expanded its reach internationally, offering services in multiple countries, including the United States, Australia, and Asia.

In 2013 changes to Hotcourses' articles of association were filed at Companies House three years late.[9]

In January 2017, IDP Education, an Australian international education organisation, acquired Hotcourses Group for £30 million. Following the acquisition, the Hotcourses Group was renamed as IDP Hotcourses.[10]

As part of its activities, Hotcourses Group also supported The Hotcourses Foundation, established in 2004, which collaborated with Nyumbani UK to provide educational resources for children in Kenya.[11]

IDP Hotcourses

IDP Hotcourses is an online higher education information platform, focused on international students. Part of IDP Education, it provides course details from universities around the world, and advice on studying abroad. IDP Hotcourses has its roots in the Hotcourses Group.[12] Under its Hotcourses brand, the company provided information about higher education and recreational courses, with a website launching in 2000.[13]

Subsequently, Hotcourses expanded into international education. Its flagship study abroad research website, Hotcourses Abroad, launched in 2008.[14] This was followed by several other sites, each serving audiences in different parts of the world.

In 2017, the Hotcourses Group was sold to IDP Education.[15][16] The company changed its name to IDP Connect in 2019,[17] before coming under the IDP Education brand in 2024.[18] At the same time, the Hotcourses websites were renamed IDP Hotcourses.

Services

IDP Hotcourses offers course information from more than 2,700 higher education institutions worldwide.[19] Most of these are universities and colleges in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Students can contact institutions through the platform for more details, with a view to applying for a course.

In addition, IDP Hotcourses features details of scholarships offered by institutions, and articles with advice and information on various aspects of studying abroad.

Current sites

IDP Hotcourses comprises nine affiliated websites. Each one serves users in a different country or region in a local language.

The sites are:

  • IDP Hotcourses Abroad[20]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Brasil[21]
  • IDP Hotcourses - India[22]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Indonesia[23]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Latinoamérica[24]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Middle East[25]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Thailand[26]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Turkey[27]
  • IDP Hotcourses - Vietnam[28]

Former markets

See also

References

  1. ^ "About The Hotcourses Group". www.hotcoursesgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  2. ^ "Hunt To Get £17m Payout From Hotcourses Sale". Sky News. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ Kopenski, Mark (2017-01-16). "IDP Education acquires Hotcourses Group for £30m". Global Student Recruitment Advisors. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ^ "IDP Education acquires Hotcourses for £35 million". Finance News Network. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. ^ "Hotcourses is now IDP Hotcourses". www.hotcoursesabroad.com. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  6. ^ "IDP Connect born from Hotcourses in merger | BUILA". www.buila.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. ^ The PIE (30 January 2019). "IDP Connect born from Hotcourses in merger with IDP Education". thepienews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  8. ^ Custer, Sara (2017-01-16). "IDP Education acquires Hotcourses Group for £30m". The PIE News. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  9. ^ Holly Watt, Amelia Hill (26 June 2018). "Company co-founded by Jeremy Hunt broke law". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ^ studytravel.network https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/0/20616. Retrieved 2025-04-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Nyumbani UK". My Cause UK. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  12. ^ "IDP CONNECT LTD". Companies House. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  13. ^ "Feel the heat". Times Higher Education. London: Times Higher Education. 2000-06-23. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  14. ^ "Hotcourses Abroad". Hotcourses Abroad. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  15. ^ Pollock, Ian (2017-01-16). "Hunt makes millions from sale of Hotcourses". BBC News. London: BBC. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  16. ^ Custer, Sara (2017-01-16). "IDP Education acquires Hotcourses Group for £30m". The PIE. London: The PIE News. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  17. ^ Atack, Patrick (2019-01-30). "IDP Connect born from Hotcourses Group merger". The PIE. London: The PIE News. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  18. ^ Martin, Kim (2024-10-28). "IDP unveils new look at AIEC". The PIE. London: The PIE News. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  19. ^ "About us - Who we are? - Hotcourses Abroad". IDP Hotcourses Abroad. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  20. ^ "IDP Hotcourses Abroad". IDP Hotcourses Abroad. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  21. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Brasil". IDP Hotcourses - Brasil. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  22. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - India". IDP Hotcourses - India. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  23. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Indonesia". IDP Hotcourses - Indonesia. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  24. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Latinoamérica". IDP Hotcourses - Latinoamérica. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  25. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Middle East". IDP Hotcourses - Middle East. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  26. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Thailand". IDP Hotcourses - Thailand. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  27. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Turkey". IDP Hotcourses - Turkey. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  28. ^ "IDP Hotcourses - Vietnam". IDP Hotcourses - Vietnam. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  29. ^ "Hotcourses Malaysia". Hotcourses Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  30. ^ "Hotcourses Russian". Hotcourses Russian. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  31. ^ "Hotcourses Singapore". Hotcourses Singapore. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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