Clone of Best in Class Awards 2025

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Best PBSA Leader

This award celebrates the individuals in the student living sector, who have led with vision, challenged the status quo, and make lasting impact happen.

The PBSA Leader award honours those whose dedication, leadership, and influence have shaped the current student living. From redefining industry standards to advocating for student needs, this leader has consistently pushed the sector forward by making it more innovative, inclusive, future-proof and accessible.

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Who are you nominating for this award?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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What bold or visionary actions has the nominee taken that have led to meaningful change in the PBSA sector? * This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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In what ways has the nominee shaped industry thinking or practice beyond their own organisation? * This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How has the nominee inspired others and built momentum for progress across the student housing ecosystem? * This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Student Housing Design

An award recognising ground-breaking student housing design with a clear understanding of function, form, and spirit. This category can relate to variety of areas such as the entire property, interior, a specific area, and/or landscaping. We’re looking for those spaces that have been meticulously thought out to match student resident needs.

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Which organisation(s) and property are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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What was the design thinking process for this property/area (i.e., philosophy & approach)?* This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What impact has the design had on student residents? Please provide qualitative/quantitative data to support this answer.* This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What are some of the lessons learned from this design?* This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Student Housing Investor

An award recognising student housing investors who demonstrate a commitment to social impact, sustainability, placemaking, and the overall economic and social growth of the communities and places in which they invest. Through this award, we aim to recognise and celebrate student housing investors who are leading the way in creating positive social and environmental change while delivering exceptional returns on their investments.

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Which investor / organisation are you nominating?* This field is required.

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Describe the overarching strategy and philosophy guiding your investments in student housing. Explain how your investments align with principles of social impact, sustainability, placemaking, and/or community development. * This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Highlight the unique aspects of your investment approach, including examples of your commitment to ESG, and diverse services or offerings that enhance the student living experience and contribute to the growth of the surrounding area. * This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Provide evidence of the impact of your investments on student residents and the local community. Include qualitative and/or quantitative data showcasing resident satisfaction, community engagement, environmental sustainability metrics, economic growth indicators, and any other relevant measures of success.* This field is required.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Mixed-Use Development

An award recognising shared living developments that have successfully created the ultimate space and place for a variety of tenants and activities. We’ve seen a rapid increase in mixed-use developments that combine places to work, learn, and live. Examples of blends we’ve observed include coworking, coliving, student living, senior living, retail, micro-living, short/long stay. We’re eager to hear your blend! The development needs to have been launched between 2025 - 2026.

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Which development and organisation are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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How is this development mixed-use, which blend(s) does it incorporate? It can relate to your offerings, tenants, and/or services.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Why was mixed-use considered and what are the benefits of mixed use in terms of business plan & operational performance?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What are the social value creators of this property? If possible, please provide qualitative and quantitative performance indicators.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Student Housing Operator

An award recognising the student housing operators that have provided the best quality of living for their residents. The winner will have gone that extra mile in ensuring the best provision of services that go beyond just meeting the needs and desires of the next generation of students.

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Which operator are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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What are the identified needs and wants of the residents and which initiatives have you adopted to specifically address/fulfill them?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How does the layout and branding of the property contribute to social engagement amongst residents?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How satisfied are student residents with your brand? Please provide evidence of resident satisfaction, supported by qualitative and quantitative data.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Resident Wellbeing Programme

An award recognising initiatives that have significantly improved student resident wellbeing. We are looking for great examples of programmes that promote and enhance student mental health and create a vibrant community life in student residences.

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Which organisation and wellbeing programme are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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What is your organisation’s approach to improving and addressing the mental health and wellbeing of residents?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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To what extent has the initiative been developed with resident input and involved them in its implementation?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Are residents satisfied with the programme? Please provide qualitative and/or quantitative evidence.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best PropTech Solution

An award recognising the development and application of innovative digital technology that contributes to enhancing the quality of student housing. The winning technology positively impacts various aspects such as resident satisfaction, retention rates, sustainability, efficiency, flexibility, and cost reduction.

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Which digital solution and organisation are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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Which digital solution have you implemented and how has it positively impacted student living and/or learning?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How does your solution support users in increased engagement, interaction, responsiveness and/or operational excellence?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How effective has your solution been? Please provide qualitative and/or quantitative evidence to support your answer.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Student Housing Property

An award recognising public and/or private student accommodation that exemplifies the ultimate environment for student living. The award nominees create the best potential for their students to learn, grow, and gain lifelong memories through its community, services, facilities, and design. The property needs to have opened between 2025 - 2026.

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Which organisation/institution are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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Can you describe the brand and property’s strategy and philosophy?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What makes this property unique and innovative? This can relate to design, community-building, sustainability, diverse services/offerings etc.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How satisfied are students with the property? If possible, please provide evidence of resident satisfaction, supported by qualitative and quantitative data.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Sustainable Student Property

An award recognizing innovative student housing properties which have successfully incorporated sustainability throughout their (re)design, construction, and operation. These properties pave the way for next-generation living.

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Which property and organisation are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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How has innovation and sustainability been incorporated throughout the entire development i.e, design, construction, and operation?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How has environmental and social sustainability been incorporated?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What makes this property a trend-setter for the industry? What can others learn from the property?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Young Talent

An award recognising the shining stars within our industry. This is for those talents that went the extra mile this year despite the unforeseen obstacles. The candidate should be up to the age of 35 and nominated by the employer or peers.

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Which young talent are you nominating and for which organisation do they work?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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How is the talent a change-initiator within or for their organisation and beyond?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Which ideas/processes has the talent put forward for the improvement of their organisation and/or the industry?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What positive impact has the talent had on their project or team? Please provide evidence supported by qualitative or quantitative data.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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Best Affordable Housing Initiative

At The Class Foundation, we believe every student should have and be able to have access to a place to call home. This means, our community needs to work together to offer a variety of housing solutions and price offerings. With this award, we want to spotlight initiatives that positively impact student housing affordability, i.e., research projects, pilots, policy changes, scholarships, grants etc.

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Which organisation and initiative are you nominating?* This field is required.Name to be used when announcing the finalists.

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How has this initiative been able to create affordability?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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What has the impact been so far? Please provide quantitative/qualitative data to support this answer.Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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How can this initiative become scalable?Your answer can be a maximum 2000 characters.

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