{"id":767,"date":"2016-06-02T21:54:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T09:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globalstudent.textus.co.nz\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2022-11-20T14:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T01:15:05","slug":"director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/global-student.com\/director\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-left:45px;padding-right:45px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_780412-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_780412-13\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_780412-13\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row kb-theme-content-width\"><style>.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_367d0d-53{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_367d0d-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_367d0d-53\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/global-student.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bridget-Egan-PhD.png\" alt=\"Bridget Egan PhD\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-student.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bridget-Egan-PhD.png 210w, https:\/\/global-student.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bridget-Egan-PhD-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/global-student.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bridget-Egan-PhD-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/global-student.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bridget-Egan-PhD-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hi! I&#8217;m Bridget Egan, founder and Managing Director of Global Student. I created Global Student in 1998 out of a passion for international education and an interest in sharing and developing international study abroad opportunities for students. I am from New Zealand and have enjoyed international education myself.  I studied my last year of high-school in Belgium. I taught English for several years in Latin America and New Zealand, and completed a PhD which looked at how international education is a conduit for engagement between countries. I believe wholeheartedly that an international education experience provides an excellent experience for personal and professional growth. Through Study abroad we can develop a new generation of Global citizens, better able to understand each other and appreciate language and cultural differences. Person-to-person diplomacy is an inevitable part of the experience through the friendships students make while abroad. 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Aside from the knowledge you will learn in your chosen course, you will have an edge in terms of skills development in an increasingly competitive environment, and will benefit from a more global perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! I&#8217;m Bridget Egan, founder and Managing Director of Global Student. I created Global Student in 1998 out of a passion for international education and an interest in sharing and developing international study abroad opportunities for students. I am from New Zealand and have enjoyed international education myself. 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