Education And Employability
Elevated Ranking Performance using FOESTERTM- led academic, research and governance transformation
10 Feb 2026

Client: Higher Education Institution 

Offering: Academic quality and rankings enhancement 

Context 

A private higher education institute sought help to: 

  • Improve its national ranking while strengthening academic quality and research output 

  • Address uneven outcomes across departments and the absence of clear performance measurement 

  • Create an integrated, outcomes-led transformation roadmap across the institution 

Approach 

  • FOESTER™ framework application: Applied Praxis' proprietary FOESTER™ framework to design an integrated transformation roadmap covering faculty, outcomes, strategy, technology, employability, and research 

  • Quality and governance assessment: Undertook academic quality, faculty capability, and governance assessments aligned to the framework dimensions 

  • Employability evaluation: Assessed placement processes, industry linkages, and employability outcomes across departments 

  • Research assessment: Evaluated research productivity, funding streams, and doctoral programs through strategy and enablement levers 

  • Peer benchmarking: Benchmarked performance against aspirational and peer institutions to prioritize high-impact improvement initiatives 

Praxis Delivered 

Delivered strengthened performance across key national ranking parameters, resulting in measurable improvements in ranking outcomes. Enabled coherent, coordinated execution across departments, reducing fragmentation and duplication of initiatives through the structured application of the FOESTER™ framework across faculty development, research enablement, employability, and governance. 


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