The CoStar Group Academic Engagement Team

The Mission:

• Supporting Real Estate, Hotel, and Tourism schools around the world
• Contributing data for academic research and for use in the classroom
• Providing access to the CoStar product, the world’s leading online source of hotel and real estate industry data, for professors and students
• Offering student certifications focused on industry analytics
• Also training programs, student competitions, free train-the-trainer sessions, industry updates, and research roundtables

History:

• Launched in 2011
• Assisted nearly 1,000 colleges and universities from 85 countries
• Supported over 6,000 professors
• Conducted 200 training workshops
• Certified 40,000 students, professors, and industry professionals
• Data used in over 400 peer-reviewed academic research articles
• Partnered with nearly 50 industry organizations and academic associations