Ian Pratt

"Byron Bay ideally complements our existing locations in Australia, and this new school offers our agents another great resort environment to promote to their clients" said Ian Pratt, Managing Director of the GV Noosa and Brisbane campuses. He adds: "We have received wonderful encouragement from our agents to add the Byron location to the GV brand in Australia, and we are looking forward to what already looks like being very rapid growth in our new school.

Ian Pratt, Asia Marketing Director of Shane Global Village (SGV), commented that many of the enquiries he had received from students had been for the South African SGV school.

On the Saturday evening, all exhibitors were invited to join the 'highest party in town', dinner and dancing in the Baiyoke Tower 2, with the Bangkok skyline as a backdrop.

However, the true success of a language school for international students lies in its ability to combine classroom learning with getting to know the host country and its people, and this, according to Ian Pratt, Managing Director of GV Sunshine Coast (Noosa - Caloundra) and GV Brisbane, is where language schools in Australia excel. "While what we provide in the classroom is obviously critical to the student experience here in Australia, it is still only part of the whole package," he asserts.
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International students are always keen to immerse themselves in the culture of the country, and Pratt observes a trend towards destinations less well known on the international study circuit. "We have seen a very real trend in recent years wherein students are seeking venues for study outside the major cities," he relates.

Ian Pratt, Asia Marketing Director
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Ian Pratt, Asia Marketing Director

Ian Pratt (GV Noosa)6 Lanyana WayNoosa 4567QSKD Australia Tel.: +61 7 5447 4448Fax: +61 7 5474 9624

"Our new Noosa campus is a wonderful addition to the product mix," said GV Marketing Director, Ian Pratt.

Ian Pratt, Managing Director of the other Australian campuses, said the new destination ideally complemented the existing locations of schools. "This new school offers our agents another great resort environment to promote to their clients," he said. "We have received wonderful encouragement from our agents to add the Byron location to the GV brand, and we are looking forward to what already looks like being very rapid growth in our new school. GV also operates in Canada and Hawaii.

Pratt noted that GV Australia has invested heavily in the past few years in curriculum design and teacher training, which will lay solid foundations for further success.

Ian Pratt (Brisbane)c/o SGV BrisbaneLevel 6 - 15 Adelaide StreetBrisbane, QLD 4000 AustraliaPhone: +61 7 3002 8588Fax: +61 7 3012 9770

Ian Pratt

Managing Director of Global Village English Centres Noosa and Brisbane schools. Has been a resident in Noosa Shire since 2004 - prior to that living in Sydney and Tokyo. Ian strongly believes in the value of increasing the opportunities for young people on the Sunshine Coast to interact with people their own age from overseas, and sees an important role for the Sister Cities organisation and local business combining to achieve that outcome. Ian is married with a child and has an MBA in International Marketing.

Ian Pratt

Managing Director of Global Village English Centres Noosa and Brisbane schools. Has been a resident in Noosa Shire since 2004 - prior to that living in Sydney and Tokyo. Ian strongly believes in the value of increasing the opportunities for young people on the Sunshine Coast to interact with people their own age from overseas, and sees an important role for the Sister Cities organisation and local business combining to achieve that outcome. Ian is married with a child and has an MBA in International Marketing.