Claude-Michel has more than 10 years of experience in international education and fellowship opportunities. Since 2012, he has been helping students from low- and middle-income countries to learn about education opportunities abroad and apply for these opportunities. In recent years, he started to provide services to young professionals looking for international fellowship opportunities, as well as career transitions abroad. In 2019, he served as a mentor to engineer interns from India during their research visit to Canada. Since the late 2000s, Claude-Michel has contributed to university teaching in four countries. He is a climate scientist with a background in applied mathematics. He holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University (Canada), a MSc from the University of Cape Town (South Africa), and a BSc from the National University of Rwanda (Rwanda). He is an alumnus of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (South Africa). He has visited countries in Europe, the Maghreb and Middle East regions for education and training purposes.

Akiko has over 20 years of experience in international education, development, and research in several countries - including the United States, Canada, Japan, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. She is very passionate about helping youth around the world to gain important opportunities and experiences for them to access their dream jobs. She holds two master’s degrees: a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (Canada), and a Master of Arts in International and Intercultural Management from School for International Training Graduate Institute (United States). She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Education at Simon Fraser University (Canada) while working professionally as a research and program evaluator.

Germaine has over a decade of international research and teaching experience, spanning roles in Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, and the UK. She is an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and McMaster University, both in Canada. She has also served as the Program Director for the MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy and Programming at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK). During her graduate studies in Canada, Germaine was a Distinguished Fellow of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship. She completed a Master of Arts in Health Geography at University of Western Ontario, followed by a PhD from Simon Fraser University. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity (Canada). Germaine is committed to addressing the academic, cultural, and career-related needs of international students. She is the visionary founder of Success Sphere, an initiative dedicated to providing tailored mentorship, comprehensive resources, and transformative workshops to empower international students in Canada.

László is a human geographer who has several years of international experience. Over the past two decades, he has lived and studied in Hungary, the UK, and Italy; with academic stays in Belgium (KU Leuven; one semester with Erasmus Scholarship) and Canada (Simon Fraser University; visiting researcher for 4 months). László is currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge (UK). He holds a PhD from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) and a master's degree from the University of Manchester (UK). László is happy to provide feedback and support on applications to European universities, particularly in the fields of social sciences and humanities.