色盒直播 AND CASITA ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PARTNERSHIP
London, 11 August 2020
Times Higher Education (色盒直播), The trusted global data partner for higher education, and student accommodation marketplace, Casita, have today announced an exciting partnership to match prospective and current international students with high-quality accommodation in their chosen country or region of study.
The announcement follows 色盒直播’s recent move into the student market, where it is developing partnerships to support those looking to study abroad as they navigate everything from applications to accommodation. In what has been an unreliable and unpredictable year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, students and university staff need reliable and first-class guidance in looking for a new home, to coincide with – and ease the pressures of – their studies. At this extraordinary time for international students, 色盒直播 and Casita’s combined resources will provide incomparable assistance, and draw on Casita’s strong integrated partnerships with over 1300 education agencies. ?
This partnership has the potential to assist hundreds of thousands of perspective and existing students globally, who visit 色盒直播 and Casita’s websites, in locating the best suited student accommodation for them. Casita already has a strong background in offering students and education counsellors around the world for the best off-campus accommodation options. 色盒直播’s platform will help to further push the awareness of Casita, which already provides over 750,000 rooms in 27 countries.
?Paul Howarth, CEO at 色盒直播 commented:
“This partnership will surely be a significant catalyst for 色盒直播’s new venture into the student market. As well as Casita’s inspiring leadership team and refined technology, we at 色盒直播 were impressed by their relentless commitment to ensuring that students across the world get the best and most suitable accommodation. Finding the right living environment during studies – particularly as an overseas student – cannot be understated in terms of the student’s overall success in their degree. Furthermore, during a period of global uncertainty, having a platform like Casita that offers powerful personalised guidance has never been more important.”
?Leigh Pulford, Chief Marketing Officer of Casita said:
“Our partnership with 色盒直播 was formed during a challenging time for the education sector but is a testament to the sector’s resilience and a joint belief that students will always look to study and live abroad at the world’s best institutions. With 色盒直播’s global reach of University search and rankings, and Casita’s online distribution of high-quality purpose-built accommodation, 色盒直播 Casita partnership has unlimited potential”