We have been working with Charles and his team for many years  now and are very happy with the service they provide.  Being a small provider it is important external organisations understand the challenges we face in relation to size and experience.  The team at Cormack Consultancy come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including large and small universities and are adept are identifying where an institution is in its development and how Cormack's range of partners fit best with the aspirations and objectives of the institution they work with.  

Charles and his team continually look for suitable options for us to engage with and offer constructive feedback through all aspects of our work with them.  They have displayed a great sense of professionalism, strategic insight and awareness, enthusiasm, integrity, innovative thought processes, and most of all patience.  They have been become an extension of my team and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

I had known of Cormack Consulting Group for some time and got to know Charles more closely through the UK-Ukraine twinning programme. It wasn’t until last year, though, that we formally engaged them to support our international partnerships strategy. They won our project through a competitive process—and it turned out to be absolutely the right decision.

From the outset, working with the CCG team was straightforward and collaborative. They listened carefully to our goals, provided a clear framework, and offered expert guidance to help us prioritise areas where we could achieve quick wins. This works because the CCG team have a strong understanding of how our university operates, and at the same time helping me to challenge how we work internally.

CCG brought in-depth market knowledge and strategic insight across various partnership models, which has enabled us to extend our global reach into areas we wouldn’t have been able to access alone.

I’m especially grateful to Emily and Ligia for keeping us on track throughout the initial project. Their responsiveness and consistent communication made a real difference—they were always available, proactive, and incredibly organised.

CCG are a great collaborator to have. They are extremely knowledgeable in the international space and have great networks and connections. They bring these to you. They understand that institutions are different and they work with you and your staff on ideas and projects that will work for you. They fit around your structures and work with them. They help your institution build scale and capability.

London South Bank University received an excellent support from the Cormack Consultancy Group in applying for funding for students’ mobilities.
With extremely tight deadlines and lack of experience in this field by LSBU, this being the first time that funds were being sought by the University, CCG’s expertise was extremely valuable.
CCG were able to put together all the information and documents required for the bidding process.
An application was sent to the Department of Education and, in due course after a rigorous evaluation, LSBU received confirmation that the full amount bided for had been granted.
Further conversations between LSBU and CCG have taken place (and continue to take place) to ensure that activities planned by LSBU on how the money received is spent comply with any requirements from the British Government.

HEP has worked with Cormack Consulting for several years in the UK and overseas. HEP has directly benefitted from Charles’ extensive experience, knowledge and network. Charles and his associates have made a series of introductions to universities and helped shape opportunities that have become valuable long-term commercial partnerships. Charles and his team are extremely well informed and highly professional; they are also respected and valued by the universities in their network. It has been a pleasure to work with the team at Cormack Consulting and I am very grateful for the support and advice they have provided over the last several years

I’ve worked with Charles and team within two universities and found this to be a very beneficial process which facilitates a proactive approach to partnership sourcing, opening up additional opportunities in diverse markets beyond which we might normally consider. The team is knowledgeable and highly responsive, with a strong ability to tailor the identification of partnership opportunities to university needs.

We’ve been delighted with both the number and strength of introductions made by CCG between Abertay and prospective international partners since we began working together. From their initial work in understanding the strategic priorities and nuances of partner institutions, through the variety and quality of creative partnership opportunities proposed, and the project support provided when collaborations are forming, their client management has been outstanding throughout our partnership

Northumbria University has worked with Cormack Consultancy Group to identify new international partners with the aim of diversifying our established TNE portfolio. We have always found Charles, Aziz and the rest of the CCG team to be extremely professional and always prepared to offer advice and guidance as we explored new opportunities. I would wholeheartedly recommend CCG to institutions who are looking to grow their international activities.

I’ve been working closely with the Cormack Consultancy Group for the 2 years and I couldn’t be more pleased with the exceptional work they are doing to help Porto Business School internationalized its Programmes through international partnerships, exchange and student outreach. As a matter of fact, we’ve just signed an important partnership with Stirling Management School – a partner we met through CCG! I strongly recommend CCG’s services and staff, who is always extremely helpful and ready to go the extra mile to accomplish high standard results.

The reason we asked CCG to mentor our recruitment team was to increase our knowledge of international recruitment and understand how we could improve our performance. Claire Axel Berg, who has supported us excellently, and the training she has given has been far beyond our expectations, we are looking forward to continuing working with her.