Irish Enterprise Awards 2021

16 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2021 Irish Enterprise Awards , Best Global Studying Consultancy Specialist 2021 Go! 21 Education is an established pathway providing consultancy for international students to study in Ireland.We speak to the Founder andManaging Director about her passion for the country, and her dedication to helping others to successfully live and study there. Jan21419 Established in 2016, Go! 21 Education has proven itself as a trusted and reliable education consultancy by parents and students in Asia to wish to attend and study at universities in Ireland. “We have successfully helped hundreds of international students furthering their studies here in Ireland, by offering multilingual (Chinese/ English) online counselling, university and scholarship applications as well as accommodation arrangement and city welcome tours for new students,” explains Founder, Holly Wong. With a mission to act as a reliable bridge to connect students, parents, and immigrant investors to Ireland, Go! 21 Education has a vision to offer people a chance to realise their full potential abroad. Every day the company practises this mission and vision by offering up-to-date advice to students and parents, offering recruitment support for trusted Irish university partners, providing extensive and ethical training for education advisors, and building a strong supportive community to assist students after their arrival in Ireland. “It all traces back to our core,” enthuses Holly. “We want to do this well and we want to see students thrive in Ireland with Irish universities enjoying the fruits of internationalisation in their campuses.” Holly is from an immigrant background herself, coming to Ireland to further her study opportunities. After using the help of a local agent situated in her native Malaysia, Holly wasn’t satisfied with the services she received, and saw many other international students in the same boat as her. “We were not fully satisfied with our college choice, information was limited, and of course, culture shock, nonetheless, was also part of the package.” Holly set out to change things and Go! 21 Education was born. Operating as a digital consultancy, Go! 21 Education differs from its competitors by being based in Ireland, whereas many organisation’s offering study in Ireland are based in Asia. This means that Go! 21 Education can offer in-depth knowledge of the country, whereas competitors do not have the necessary real-life experiences to guide students in their journey abroad. Go! 21 Education prides itself on putting people first whilst enjoying an open communication environment and helpful work environment. As the team is based remotely, Holly tells us that trust is vital to make the magic happen. The company provides flexible working hours, work from home benefits as well as other work structures to suit the employee’s lifestyle and family commitments. With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, Holly and the team saw that more Irish universities began to embrace the digital platforms which, ultimately, benefits the students and their families in Asia to learn more about Ireland and its culture and customs. However for Go! 21 Education, being digital has always been the core of its business since so when the pandemic hit it was well and truly ready for it. “This focus on digital, provides us with a major advantage over competitors going forward as their main method of recruitment is affected by Covid-19 as they cannot travel to run physical seminars and can only recruit students from their office’s geographical area. While they scramble to find digital solutions, Go! 21 Education being based here in Ireland and being already active on various digital platforms means it was effortless for us to navigate through and we were able to continue to recruit students all around Asia.” But it is not over yet. Being the digital leader in the field, Go! 21 Education aims to continuously improve its online platforms and looks forward to releasing more engaging and interesting content in the coming months. Go! 21 Education looks forward to expanding its team in 2021, and to continuously growing its representation in Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong-Kong and other countries in Asia. As Go! 21 Education braces itself for another challenging year for student recruitment, it has new developments in the offing, having recently added ‘Immigrant Investor Programme’ introductory and support to its range of services with the hope of providing assistance for potential non-European investors to invest in Ireland and emigrate to Ireland with their close family members. Company: Go! 21 Education Limited Email: [email protected] Website: www.go21.me Social media: @go21education