Studyportals is a Netherlands-based education platform that helps students discover and compare study programs anywhere in the world. Through nine portals - including Mastersportal, Bachelorsportal, PhDportal and Scholarshipportal - it lists more than 240,000 English-taught programs from over 3,500 institutions across 110+ countries, drawing roughly 50 million student visitors a year. For universities, it turns that global demand data into recruitment, analytics and consulting services, and in 2024 it launched an AI Student Advisor named Sophia, built with AWS, to guide applicants in more than 20 languages.
Wellspring International Education is a Colorado-based international student recruiting firm that helps U.S. colleges and universities build a global brand and enroll talented students from around the world. Through a network of 800+ agencies and in-market representatives across 30+ countries, plus its acquired digital platform StudyMe and the American Honors community-college pathway, Wellspring runs the full funnel - from student fairs and application vetting to yield management and enrollment support.
Greg Shrader is the founder and CEO of Wellspring International Education, a Colorado-based firm that connects international students with U.S. colleges and universities. A learning scientist by training who has worked in higher education since 1999, he built Wellspring from a start-up into one of the leading higher-education marketing and recruitment organizations through a string of mergers and acquisitions, including the 2022 purchase of Australian platform StudyMe. He also leads Wellspring Higher Education and its teacher-education brand, NTEC.