Highered, EFMD Global’s long-standing strategic partner, is joining forces with CareerOS to offer a more integrated, student-first career solution, designed to better support institutions, students, and early-career employers worldwide.

For more than a decade, Highered has worked closely with EFMD member institutions and their career services teams to expand access to global opportunities and strengthen student and graduate employability. This next step builds on Highered’s commitment to simplify career engagement and increase impact for students navigating an increasingly complex global labour market.

CareerOS is a fast-growing, student-first career management system known for its high levels of student engagement. By bringing together Highered’s international job network and virtual events expertise with CareerOS’s career management technology, the collaboration creates a seamless, all-in-one platform supporting students from exploration through to early career success.

The result is a more connected experience, where students can develop and drive their own networking, discover opportunities, build meaningful employer relationships, and track their career progress within a unified career platform.

“This brings two complementary strengths together at exactly the right moment,” says Marcus Castro, CEO of CareerOS and Highered. “Together, we’re creating a single global gateway that makes early-talent hiring simpler for employers and more transparent for students, at a scale neither organisation could achieve alone.”

What this means for EFMD member institutions

Together, Highered and CareerOS strengthen their ability to support career services teams through:

• Expanded access to global employers and early-career opportunities
• Enhanced tools for student engagement, employer networking, and relationship management
• Stronger technology and data insights to support employability outcomes
• A more unified platform that simplifies student and alumni engagement

This integration is designed with career professionals in mind, reducing platform complexity while improving visibility, engagement, and measurable outcomes.

What remains unchanged

EFMD members can be reassured that the foundations of the partnership remain firmly in place:

• Highered memberships and access remain unchanged
• Existing institutional relationships and points of contact continue, now joined by a CareerOS team member
• The shared commitment to supporting students, alumni, and career services professionals remains as strong as ever

Looking ahead

This collaboration marks the beginning of a new chapter, continuing to focus on helping career departments prepare students for the future of work. Further updates will be shared about how this integration will translate into new opportunities and added value for career departments, students, and employers.

To learn more, register for the upcoming virtual information session: CareerOS and Highered: Building the Future of Hiring and Careers. January 29 | ⏰ 15:00 – 16:00 CET | Register Here

“We are combining one of the world’s largest university career services networks with the industry’s most innovative student-facing technology. Together, we are ensuring that the next generation of talent has a direct line to the future, and that employers have a competitive advantage that cannot be replicated elsewhere,” says Gustaf S. Christensen, former CEO of Highered. “

Highered and CareerOS look forward to continuing their collaboration with career service departments around the world and preparing students for successful, meaningful careers.

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