Student-led research initiative

How economic conditions shape educational opportunity.

Opportunity Lens investigates how economic conditions shape access to education and the decisions students make, through interviews with students across different countries, structured coding, and public research.

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10+interviews completed
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Sep–Oct 2026reports & analysis
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How do economic conditions influence students' educational aspirations, university choices and access to opportunities across different countries?

This wording is provisional and anchors the dataset, coding framework and final report to the same question.

Tuition isn't the only cost that changes a decision.

Early interviews point to a cluster of secondary costs — testing fees, visa documentation, travel — that shape choices as much as tuition itself. This is a preliminary read, not a conclusion.

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SAMPLE NOTE

Based on the Opportunity Lens interview sample (n = 10+, growing). This exploratory sample is not nationally representative. Full methodology is documented on the Methodology page.

Sample records, not yet published data

The records below are illustrative test entries used to confirm the site structure — not real participant data. Real, consented stories will replace these as the dataset is reviewed.

Sample record — Uzbekistan
"I applied to fewer universities than I wanted to, because each application had its own fee."
B02 Application fees D05 Reduced applications
Sample record — Egypt
"Scholarship uncertainty decided where I could even consider studying."
B07 Scholarship uncertainty D04 Required aid
Sample record — Philippines
"I combined work and study once tuition and living costs were added up together."
B09 Need to work D09 Combined work & study

Not a portfolio page — a living research platform.

Opportunity Lens grows as new interviews, findings and papers are added. Every page below draws from a structured dataset and a documented methodology, kept separate from the public site.

About the project
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Global Stories

The human side of the data — anonymized interview stories by country.

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Data & Findings

Charts, barrier frequencies, and the Opportunity Map.

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Research Library

The external scholarship this project builds on.

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