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Platinum sponsor

Leverage

Leverage.biz is a platform helping build global citizens of tomorrow. Under its flagship Leverage Edu brand, it provides a counselling product that helps young people choose what they want to do with their life, where, and how. LeverageEdu is supported by the world's largest content library at Wings , the Study Abroad with Leverage Edu app, test preparation apps Leverage Live, Leverage IELTS & Leverage TOEFL , and a SaaS operating system for universities Univalley AI. Education only begins the journey for our global citizen of tomorrow, hence the Fly ecosystem takes it forward. Within Fly Finance , we help with education loans, central-bank licensed international remittance service, opening an international bank account while still in home country, and getting a debit card with existing credit history imported. Fly Homes , helps find verified student accommodation, operating with an inventory of 1.5 million rooms already in its first year of launch. Another latest addition here has been Desi Khana Abroad by Fly X Leverage, subscription services for home food when you miss it the most, right as you land!

Headline sponsors

Cambridge English

We are Cambridge. Together with teachers and our partners, we engage and inspire millions of people throughout their entire learning journey, helping them to confidently prove their skills to the world. We provide the world’s leading range of qualifications and tests for learners and teachers of English, including Cambridge English Qualifications and IELTS. Our qualifications and tests are accepted by over 25,000 organisations worldwide. Our unique approach meets the real-life needs of everyone we work with through inclusive and accessible products and services.

Navitas

Navitas connects students, agents, universities, and industry to an exceptional international higher education experience. We provide numerous study options to aspirational learners across our global network of colleges and campuses, powered by our diverse and talented employees. From pre-university and pathway programs to postgraduate and degree programs, and English language courses to vocational training, Navitas has a study option for any goal. Study destinations within Navitas Europe include the UK, Netherlands and Germany. 

We are dedicated to managing our impact as an educator, an employer, and a global citizen, operating in a way that positively impacts current generations – without compromise for future generations. For over 30 years, our utmost goal has been to transform lives through education. 

SRH Higher Education

SRH is a non-profit foundation that operates independently of capital interests. As a leading private provider of educational and healthcare services, SRH opens up perspectives for everyone. Our SRH universities are one pillar of the group, embedded in a large national and international network.

SRH International College operates campuses in Berlin, Munich, and Heidelberg, offering foundation and pre-master’s pathways into over 80 industry-aligned degree programmes at SRH University, including SAP-certified Computer Science and many more.

Supporting sponsors

EF (Education First)

EF (Education First) is a leading international education provider, helping students of all ages gain language skills, academic qualifications, and intercultural experience around the world. For German students, EF offers immersive language courses at EF-managed campuses worldwide, as well as High School Exchange Year programs and boarding school opportunities through EF Academy. Programs range from short-term language courses to long-term academic pathways, combining high-quality education with cultural immersion. For international students coming to Germany, EF operates centrally located language campuses in Berlin and Munich, offering German language courses, university preparation programs, and flexible study options from short-term stays to extended academic programs.

Gisma University of Applied Sciences

Gisma University of Applied Sciences is an international university in Germany, preparing the next generation of globally minded professionals to lead in an increasingly digital and interconnected economy. With campuses in Potsdam and Berlin, Gisma offers bachelor's, master's and MBA programmes across business, technology and AI, combining applied learning with strong industry collaboration to bridge academic study and professional practice. Bringing together students from more than 90 nationalities, Gisma fosters an international learning environment where diverse perspectives inspire innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking. As the only university in Germany holding both AMBA and BGA accreditation, alongside an overall QS 4-Star rating, Gisma delivers internationally recognised, practice-oriented education designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, practical skills and global perspective to build successful international careers.

LANGUAGECERT

LANGUAGECERT®, part of the PeopleCert Group, is a leading provider of language assessments, regulated by Ofqual. It is committed to developing high-quality, internationally recognised, CEFR-aligned English tests for study, work and migration. We deliver one of the world's most accessible and reliable English testing services and our tests are accepted by over 2,500 institutions and organisations worldwide.

LANGUAGECERT Academic is part of our strategy to support international admissions to higher education with a secure, reliable and fit for purpose English test. This high-stakes, four-skill, multilevel test (CEFR A1 to C2) with enhanced academic focus, assesses a student’s ability to understand, use, and communicate effectively in English within an academic setting. This test is computer-based and conducted in a highly secure environment, either at home 24/7/365 or at test centres worldwide.

LANGUAGECERT’s English tests alongside PeopleCert’s globally endorsed Business and IT certifications, like ITIL® and PRINCE2®, bring together high-demand assessment solutions that support students' employability and mobility, whilst helping institutions meet their growth and diversity goals.

Password English Language Testing

Online English language testing developed especially for universities. Password specialises in high stakes admissions tests to help international students meet their English conditions, and base-line tests on arrival to support retention and degree-outcomes. The cost-effective, CEFR aligned tests can be delivered overseas, on campus or at home. Available 24/7 under your institutions own control and brand.

Pearson

Pearson PTE is a world-leading provider of English proficiency tests, recognised by governments, universities, and test takers worldwide for study, professional and migration purposes. PTE sets the standard for excellence and reliability. Through continuous investment in research and innovation, we ensure our scores are secure, accurate, and trusted. 

Sponsors

BAU

Coffee sponsor

Bahçeşehir University (BAU) is a leading international university located at the heart of Istanbul. With over 30,000 students and 8,000 international students from 127 countries, BAU offers a truly global academic environment. The university provides more than 160 programs taught in English and is part of the BAU Global network with campuses in Berlin, Washington D.C., Batumi, and Cyprus. Through its strong industry connections, innovative CO-OP education model, and vibrant campus life by the Bosphorus, BAU prepares students for global careers.

Education Cubed

Event photography sponsor

Education Cubed connects education institutions with the right audiences around the world. We combine deep sector expertise and international market insight to help universities turn market noise into clear action. Our campaigns are developed with creativity and backed by data. With our agility, precision and judgement, global messaging resonates locally, making international recruitment ambitions a reality.

Understanding student behaviour across markets, we develop the right strategy to help our partners navigate complexity, uncover opportunity and drive meaningful results. Education is all we do. That focus gives our partners the confidence to think differently, reach further and make a more lasting impact in an increasingly competitive landscape.

GLS Language Centre

Drinks reception sponsor

GLS stands for Global Language Services and is one of the world’s leading providers of language travel and language training. Combining its own language school with Hotel Oderberger in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district, GLS offers a unique campus where learning, living, and cultural exchange come together in one location.

Each year, GLS welcomes up to 5,000 participants from more than 60 countries. The school has been awarded the title “Star School Germany” five times and is a certified member of the IH (International House) World Organisation. The green campus in the heart of Berlin provides an exceptional learning environment, featuring 40 seminar rooms, 50 studio apartments, 70 hotel rooms, a café, a bookstore, and office spaces.

This green oasis in the middle of the city is GLS’s key unique selling point and makes GLS the largest language school in Germany.

Founded in 1983 as a one‑woman business with a typewriter in a student living room, GLS has grown into an internationally renowned language travel provider. Today, GLS organises language programmes in 22 countries worldwide.

Hotel Oderberger

Hotel Oderberger is a boutique hotel under historic preservation located in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district. The former public baths were built more than 114 years ago and were carefully restored and reopened as Hotel Oderberger Berlin in 2016.

The hotel offers 70 elegant and individually designed rooms, two apartments, and five tower suites with stunning views over Berlin. Its highlight is the impressive former pool hall, featuring a historic swimming pool that can be used both for swimming and as an extraordinary venue for events, celebrations, or conferences.

IELTS

Lanyard sponsor

IELTS is the world’s most popular English language test for higher education and global migration; delivered at over 4,000 locations in over 140 countries and trusted by over 13,500 organisations globally, including more than 3,400 institutions in the U.S. Millions of tests are taken each year by people seeking to demonstrate English language proficiency for education, migration or employment. The British Council, IDP IELTS, and Cambridge University Press & Assessment jointly own IELTS.

Exhibitors

Cambridge Education Group

Cambridge Education Group develops and delivers high quality academic and English Language programmes and gives thousands of students’ opportunities to access higher education qualifications at the world's leading universities. Students can choose to study in-person at one of our learning centres with ONCAMPUS or Castel Education, or complete an online programme through CEG Digital or iheed. Cambridge Education Group promises to help students achieve more by working with expert academic tutors, engaging with cutting-edge content and accessing premium facilities, all combined with the personal service our students deserve. Cambridge Education Group has an extensive portfolio of global partnerships and offers a wide range of programmes and delivery modes, enabling us to respond both to the evolving ambitions of international students and to the international growth strategies of our university partners.

Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung e.V. (g.a.s.t.) / Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development

Gateway to higher education in Germany

The Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development (g.a.s.t.) is a non-profit organisation with 100 employees and a network of 1,000 partner institutions in 100 countries. g.a.s.t. is a leading provider of internationally recognised language and aptitude tests for higher education admission (e.g. TestDaF, TestAS) in Germany and operates a language-learning platform (DUO). Furthermore, it drives innovation in Edtech development on national and international level. The g.a.s.t. Academy provides professional training for teachers, researchers, and test centers. Member organisations include HRK, DAAD, Goethe-Institut, Universities of Hagen, Bochum, Leipzig, and Munich (LMU), FaDaF, and AKS

Studyportals

Studyportals is the international study choice platform, helping students to find and compare their study options across borders. With over 270,000+ published courses from over 3,700+ participating HE institutions and over 40+ million unique visitors per year, Studyportals is a leading information source for study seekers. At the same time, the company’s results-based channels support universities with digital marketing, analytics, and international student recruitment, enabling them to reach a global audience and diversify their student population. 

Our mission is to empower the world to choose education.

The JADE App

The JADE App is an edtech platform designed to support how universities manage and engage their global education agent networks. Developed by higher education professionals, the platform brings together agent training, certification, compliance monitoring, resource management, and performance insights within one centralised environment.

As expectations around responsible recruitment and agent oversight continue to evolve, JADE enables institutions to introduce greater structure, transparency, and compliance across their recruitment partnerships. Through structured onboarding, training frameworks, and engagement analytics, universities gain clearer visibility of their agent networks and a more consistent, data informed approach to international student recruitment.

Institutional Partner

Hexa’s Education

Hexa’s Education is a leading English language and IELTS training organisation based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Through Hexa’s Zindabazar and its 12 additional branches, we support students, professionals and future international learners with IELTS preparation, spoken English, life skills, teacher development and learner support services. Hexa’s Zindabazar also serves as a British Council IELTS exam venue in Sylhet. Hexa’s Education has been recognised as a British Council Country Top Performer in Bangladesh for five consecutive years. In 2026, we also received the British Council IELTS Highest Growth South Asia Award and Highest Volume Contributor Bangladesh Award in London, United Kingdom.