The most powerful platform for international student advisory agencies and their students.
Global Study was established in February 2020. Its objective: to create the most powerful platform for international student recruitment agencies and their students. A one-stop gateway where everything a student needs can be managed and delivered. The aim is to give agencies superpowers when it comes to managing their operations and their students. And to make the confusing and daunting study abroad journey simpler and painless.
Where we are now
In August 2022, Global Study launched the alpha version of Student Advisor, its game changing platform for international student management. We began working closely with student advisory operations to optimize and improve the platform over the following many months creating what we believe is a platform the Study Abroad industry has longed for. Our rigorous optimization and improvement period allowed us to reach strong product-market fit with our alpha test advisory operations before releasing our beta.
Our values
Our Commitment to
Empowering Global Education
At Global Study, we are driven by a set of core values that shape every aspect of our work. These principles inspire us to empower students and educational agencies, creating transformative study abroad experiences that unlock boundless opportunities.
Excellence
We are committed to delivering excellence in education and support services, ensuring that students receive top-tier guidance, resources, and personalized assistance throughout their study abroad journey. Our unwavering dedication to excellence empowers students to achieve their academic and personal goals.
Innovation
Embracing cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions, we strive to revolutionize the study abroad experience. Through our AI-powered platform, we provide agencies and their students with real-time information, and efficient processes, making study abroad planning and decision-making more streamlined than ever before.
Empathy
We deeply understand the unique needs and aspirations of students. Our student-centric approach is built on empathy, actively listening to their dreams, concerns, and challenges. By fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, we empower students to embark on their study abroad journey with confidence, knowing they have a trusted partner by their side.
The team
Our company is truly global
Meet our leadership team.
Gregory Sukornyk
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Gregory has been building tech companies for more than 25 years. He joined Global Study in 2021 because of his passion for education and the huge potential he saw for disruptive technology in the study abroad sector. Gregory has led several start-ups through rapid growth and multiple financings to successful acquisition. This includes the sale of the then leading free Internet Service Provider in the UK to a major French Telecom in 2000 and three other exits.
Cal Barton
President, Chief Operating Officer & Founder
Cal has been an entrepreneur since the early 1990s. In 2013, he began to invest in start-ups in the tech and green energy sectors. The challenges faced by international students intent on studying abroad were too compelling to ignore leading him to establish Global Study in early 2020. Cal has had two major exits in the UK to date: one in the broadcast facilities sector, the other in the social housing space.
Paul Cowles
Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder
Paul has a combination of skills that make him an outstanding CTO: strong engineering/development experience, product development expertise and solid commercial sense. He has extensive experience in senior roles with Hootsuite, Jungle Scout, Kabam and other innovative tech companies. A major achievement was leading Hootsuite’s product and platform team when it grew from 400 to 1,200 employees. Paul has also co-founded successful tech businesses.
