HiSchool

What HiSchool does

HiSchool Alapítvány is a Hungarian nonprofit foundation established in 2020-2021 and headquartered in Budapest that operates a career-orientation ecosystem for secondary school students (ages 15-19). The organization delivers a suite of branded programs — HiFeszt (large-scale career festivals with up to 6,000+ attendees), HiJob (company-visit program with 71 corporate hosts), HiCoach (individual coaching by 60+ volunteer professionals), HiSkills (90-minute 21st-century skills workshops), and HiKlub (year-long thematic clubs in Pixel, Tech, and Business tracks) — all accessed through a mobile application available on iOS, Android, and Huawei AppGallery. An AI-powered platform called 'Élménytér' (Experience Space) for gamified career exploration is under development.

The organization serves three primary customer segments through a B2B2C model: 25+ partner secondary schools that pay subscription fees of 3,000 Ft/student/year (generating approximately 24M Ft in recurring school revenue across 8,000+ students), 30+ corporate partners (Bosch, Morgan Stanley, OTP, SAP, Deloitte, Arm, Richter, Telekom, etc.) that sponsor flagship events and host workplace visits, and individual donors who contribute monthly (2,000-30,000 Ft tiers) or designate 1% of personal income tax. The organization also received a 3,000,000 Ft non-repayable government grant from the Nemzeti Tehetség Program via the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.

HiSchool operates with a lean core team of 7 staff members supplemented by 62+ active volunteer coaches and trainers, and partners strategically with leading Hungarian universities (BME, ELTE, Corvinus) for event hosting and academic content. Distribution relies on direct school partnerships with embedded calendar integration, community-led growth through word-of-mouth and earned media (Forbes, Telex, Portfolio), and a growing digital presence via mobile app, Instagram, TikTok, and podcast/video content.

Name

HiSchool

Legal name

HiSchool Alapítvány

Website

https://hischool.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HiSchool Alapítvány is a Hungarian nonprofit foundation that delivers career-orientation programs — career festivals, company visits, coaching, skills workshops, and clubs — to 8,000+ secondary school students across 25+ partner schools, funded by school fees, corporate sponsorships, grants, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Orientation Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Career orientation programs
• Secondary education services
• Youth career development
• Student mentorship programs
• School partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. School Partnership Fees: Partner schools pay 3,000 Ft per student per year to join the HiSchool network and access all programs. The partnership requires at least two years of commitment.
2. Corporate Sponsorship & Recruitment Fees: Corporate partners (Bosch, Morgan Stanley, Richter, Telekom, SAP, Deloitte, etc.) sponsor HiFeszt events, host HiJob site visits, and engage through employer branding, mentoring, hackathons, and podcast content. This serves as the primary GTM channel for corporate partners to reach students.
3. Government & Foundation Grants: HiSchool Alapítvány received 3,000,000 Ft non-repayable grant from the Nemzeti Tehetség Program (National Talent Program) via the Kulturális és Innovációs Minisztérium (Ministry of Culture and Innovation) for organizing the IV. Országos Középiskolai Diákprojekt-verseny (National Secondary School Student Project Competition).
4. Individual Donations & Monthly Supporters: Individual donors contribute monthly (2,000 Ft, 6,000 Ft, 15,000 Ft, or 30,000 Ft per month) or one-time donations. Monthly supporters are described as 'hiány támogató' (monthly supporters). Additionally, the organization receives SZJA 1% tax designation contributions (adószám: 19311982-1-42).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HiSchool Alapítvány is a nonprofit foundation that delivers career orientation, self-discovery, and professional exposure programs for Hungarian secondary school students. Its core offerings include HiFeszt (large-scale career festival), HiJob (workplace visits at partner companies), HiCoach (individual career coaching with volunteer professionals), HiSkills (21st-century skills workshops), and HiKlub (year-long themed student clubs), all delivered through partnerships with 25+ schools, 70+ corporate hosts, and 60+ volunteer coaches and trainers.

Product overview

HiSchool is an innovative educational ecosystem organized as a foundation that provides career orientation and personal development programs for secondary school students through multiple integrated products. The core offering consists of HiFeszt (large-scale career festivals), HiJob (company visits), HiCoach (individual coaching), HiSkills (skills workshops), and HiKlub (thematic clubs), all accessible through the HiSchool App mobile platform. An AI-powered platform called Élménytér is under development. Programs are delivered in partnership with 25+ schools and serve over 8,000 students annually across Hungary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HiFeszt: The country's largest career orientation experience festival for secondary school students, featuring inspirational speakers, workshops, company visits, and networking opportunities.
• HiCoach
• HiJob
• HiSkills
• HiKlub

Products and services

• HiFeszt A large-scale career orientation festival where secondary school students can try out 10+ professions in one day, meet companies, and explore career paths through inspirational speakers, workshops, company stands, and networking. Held at BME and ELTE campuses in Budapest, sized 5,000-6,000+ students per edition.
• HiJob Company visit program that allows 10th and 11th grade students to experience a full working day at one of 71 partner organizations, gaining firsthand exposure to various professions. Achieved 800+ student reviews with a 98% recommendation rate.
• HiCoach Individual career orientation coaching service for students in grades 9-13, featuring three online sessions with professional volunteer coaches to help students discover their strengths, interests, and career goals.
• HiSkills Short, practice-oriented workshops lasting approximately 90 minutes focused on 21st-century skills including presentation, teamwork, self-knowledge, stress management, and financial literacy.
• HiKlub Long-term community program with three club tracks (Pixel, Tech, and Business) where students work on projects, develop skills, and receive mentorship throughout the school year from October to May.
• HiSchool App Mobile application available on iOS, Android, and Huawei devices that provides access to all HiSchool programs and enables student registration, program enrollment, coaching booking, and event management.
• HiResearch Research and analysis tool that surveys student needs, provides measurable data for partner schools, and helps interpret results for integration into school planning and career orientation programs.
• Partner School Membership Program Annual school partnership program costing 3,000 Ft per student per year (minimum two-year commitment) that grants partner schools access to all HiSchool programs, a dedicated school liaison, and school network membership. Currently used by 25+ schools serving 8,000+ students.
• Corporate Sponsorship & Partnership Program Corporate partnership program offering employer branding, talent pipeline development, and CSR impact through HiFeszt sponsorship, HiJob hosting, mentoring, hackathons, and podcast content. Partners include Bosch, Morgan Stanley, Richter, Telekom, SAP, Deloitte, OTP Bank, Arm, and 30+ other enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• HiJob satisfaction: 98% of 800+ student reviews would recommend their hosting company to classmates
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (BME)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2025BME is a co-organizer and venue host for HiFeszt events (multiple years). The university provides campus facilities and serves as a key academic partner, also featured in HiJob visits and university showcase presentations at HiFeszt.
• Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (ELTE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2025ELTE co-hosted HiFeszt 2025 December at its Lágymányos campus. Multiple ELTE faculties (Psychology Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, Teacher Training Faculty) participate in HiJob visits and university presentations.
• Bosch MagyarországflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025Strategic partner for HiFeszt 2025 December. Bosch hosts HiJob visits at its 90,000 sqm Budapest Innovation Campus (1,800 next-gen workspaces, R&D and test laboratories). Provides automotive electronics and IoT career exposure to students.
• OTP BankflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025OTP Junior is a strategic partner for HiFeszt 2025 December. OTP hosts HiJob visits where students explore investment management and financial analysis careers.
• TelekomflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025Strategic partner for HiFeszt 2025 December. Telekom participates as a company partner, hosts HiJob visits, and provides technology career exposure for students. Also a HiSkills mentor organization.
• ÉnJövőmmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025ÉnJövőm is a strategic partner for HiFeszt 2025 December, focused on career orientation and youth development content.
• AppycoreTechnology or Integration · 13 December 2025Appy provides the office space where HiSchool's headquarters is located (Nyugati tér 1., Budapest). It is also listed as a strategic partner for HiFeszt 2025 December, and its app platform hosts the HiSchool mobile application.
• Budapesti Corvinus EgyetemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hungary's leading higher education institution in economics and social sciences. Participates in HiFeszt with university presentations and serves as a hosting location for HiJob visits. Also a HiSkills mentor organization.
• Grow Csoport (Grow Group)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021Grow Csoport is a leading Hungarian organizational development company that co-organizes the Iskolaigazgatói Board (School Leaders' Board) with HiSchool. The board is an invitation-only forum for school leaders to discuss strategic questions about the future of education and school leadership development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• European Youth Forum: European umbrella platform representing youth organizations and advocating on youth policy, education and employment. Thematically adjacent to HiSchool's youth-development mission, primarily an advocacy network rather than a direct program provider.

Direct peers

• iCould: UK career-exploration platform providing video-based career stories, self-discovery tools and labour-market information for young people. Directly comparable as a youth-facing, school-distributed career-orientation platform combining content, exploration and self-knowledge tools.
• CareerVillage: Nonprofit online community where students ask career questions and professional volunteers answer, with employer partnerships. Directly comparable to HiSchool's HiCoach model (volunteer professionals mentoring students) and corporate-partner engagement.
• Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide): Global nonprofit delivering career-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial-literacy programs to secondary-school students via school partnerships and corporate volunteers. Highly comparable mission, B2B2C school-based delivery, and corporate-partner sponsorship model to HiSchool.
• Duke of Edinburgh's International Award: International non-formal education framework for young people combining volunteering, skill-building, physical activity and exploration, delivered through schools and partner organizations. Comparable as a school-integrated youth-development platform with a multi-program portfolio.

Emerging players

• Kiron Open Higher Education: Nonprofit digital higher-education provider for refugees and underserved learners, combining online study with career and employability support. Comparable as a mission-driven, digital-plus-human career/education platform for underserved populations.
• Riipen: Work-based learning platform connecting students and educators with employers for experiential projects and internships. Comparable as a marketplace layer between schools and corporate hosts — analogous to HiJob and HiFeszt sponsorship tracks.

Broad incumbents

• European Schoolnet: European network of education ministries and schools running large-scale EU-funded programs on digital education, career awareness and STEM. Comparable as a school-network orchestrator with policy/government funding ties, though operating at EU rather than national scale.
• EF (Education First): Large international education company offering language training, study abroad and academic programs for youth. Comparable as a brand-led, career/life-orientation offering for secondary-school-aged students, though for-profit and far larger scale.

Regional players

• Kor Karriere: German career-orientation initiative connecting secondary-school students with employers, internships and career exploration. Closely comparable in mission and youth-employer bridge, but operating in Germany rather than Hungary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1CWRbioopL
• Instagraminstagram.com/hischoolig
• TikToktiktok.com/@hischool.hu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hischoolhungary

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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