Over 35 million students will benefit from an upgraded study search experience thanks to a new partnership between Keystone Education Group ("Keystone") and student engagement platform Unibuddy.

Students will now be able to chat live with dedicated university ambassadors across an additional 360+ websites within Keystone's global network of student search sites.

As a result of this partnership, universities can now connect their Unibuddy student ambassadors directly to students visiting their profiles - on popular websites such as Masterstudies.com - at no extra cost.

Peer-to-peer communications play an important role in over half of students' decision-making, according to research conducted by Unibuddy, with 57% saying online conversations 'were the most helpful when deciding where to apply.' 

Keystone's Chief Product and Technology Officer, Julian Skeels, said: "At Keystone, we are continuously striving to give more value to students who use our services. We know how impactful open conversations with current students are for prospective students in making the right decision about where to study.

"It was a no-brainer for us to invest alongside Unibuddy in showcasing the ambassadors of schools who work with both of us across our largest network of sites."

"We're delighted to be expanding our partnership with Keystone Education Group to help our shared university partners optimize their digital channels, reach more diverse students, and provide them with the insights they need early in their search process," said Unibuddy CEO Diego Fanara.

With Keystone's extensive network of sites, we can empower even more students to make confident decisions when selecting the right university for them."

The new partnership follows an earlier collaboration with Educations.com, established in 2021.

 
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About Keystone Education Group  
Keystone is trusted by more than 120 million students each year, helping them in their pursuit of higher education. In turn, Keystone helps over 5500 education institutions reach, recruit, and enroll prospective students in more than 190 countries across 500 student websites, including Masterstudies.com, Bachelorstudies.com, Educations.com, Studentum.se, studddy.com and FindAMasters. 
 
Keystone also operates a range of global student recruitment services across UniQuest, Blueberry.nu, SONOR, and Keystone Sports. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Keystone is backed by Viking Venture and Verdane, two leading Nordic venture firms. With offices across the Nordics, Germany, Spain and the UK, Keystone has an international staff of more than 700 employees.