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Lauren van Tol, COO for The GlobalEyes Network, represented the team at the November ST Alphe Secondary Focus Conference held in Mexico City. With over 100 agents from fifteen countries dedicated to the secondary market, Lauren was able to build new relationships, and connect with many current partners.

The third annual GlobalEyes Mission to Europe, October 6th – 20th, 2024, took the team and clients to four countries: Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, and Spain. Canada was represented from coast to coast by six provinces, with the largest number of Mission participants to date.

The GlobalEyes Network participated in ST Alphe Secondary Frankfurt October 4th – 6th and it was the third time attending this event on behalf of clients. ST Alphe events provide in-person meetings with vetted agents who have particular experience working within the secondary sector.

The role of custodian for all international students is one that does not receive enough attention in Canada, despite its critical function for international students to come to this country. The GlobalEyes Network has designed a handbook which examines the role of the custodian in great detail, illustrating why more care and attention should be […]

Photo: Incoming OASDI Chair and GlobalEyes Client, Matthew Raby, of Upper Canada District School Board, addressing Symposium 2024 Representatives from over 40 publicly funded school boards hosting international students participated in the 2024 OASDI Symposium June 18-19 in Waterloo, Ontario. This year’s focus was how programs, teams, and partners can come together to elevate Ontario […]

Photo: GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman delivering training to participants at the Vancouver, BC session on Homestay Recruitment and Retention June 5 -6, 2024 saw the GlobalEyes team of CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol leading a training event on Homestay Recruitment and Retention in Vancouver, BC. Participants from eleven schools and school boards […]

Photo: GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol and Canada’s beautiful Niagara Falls. CAPS-I Conference 2024, “Navigating the Currents of International Education and Charting the Path Forward” took place in beautiful Niagara Falls, May 5 – 7, 2024. With over 300 attendees from across the country, this is the largest conference of the […]

The GlobalEyes Network travelled to Madrid, Spain in early April for an advance planning visit in preparation for our third Mission to Europe coming in October, 2024. The October expedition will include 12 schools/school districts from Canada travelling to Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, and Spain and meeting with 21 agencies. Plans were solidified for GlobalEyes […]

The GlobalEyes Network has just returned from ST Alphe Secondary Focus London, held April 18th – 20th, 2024. Over two hundred agents, more than 180 educators, and 36 service providers were in attendance. The GlobalEyes team was able to meet with 21 agents from ten different countries who expressed a keen interest in GUS, and […]

The GlobalEyes Network’s CEO Paul Millman was in Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 24th and 25th, 2023, to present at the annual NBISP Homestay Summit. Millman shared his knowledge and expertise in a workshop titled Homestay Recruitment and Retention. More than forty participants were guided through best practices and activities to create and generate geographic-specific ideas, […]

The 2023 GlobalEyes Network Mission to Europe (October 1-14, 2023) provided clients from 8 Canadian schools and school districts the opportunities to meet and work with agents in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Italy. The Mission consisted of parent/student events, agency staff training sessions, office visits, local activities, and networking meals together. Highlights included successful [...]

GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol traveled to Germany to attend ST Alphe Secondary Focus Frankfurt, September 29th – October 1st, 2023. The event presented an opportunity to network with a large group of attendees: sixteen service providers, 170 agents, and 150 educators. GlobalEyes met with 21 agents from seven different countries, […]

The rapid of growth of GlobalEyes Travel has led to the addition of a second travel agent. Shauna MacCallum joins the team and brings years of experience in the travel industry with particular expertise in student group travel, specifically education and cultural travel experiences. GlobalEyes Travel is a specialized travel agency with over 30 years […]

The GlobalEyes Network has been working with the New Brunswick ISP to develop their International Culture and Understanding Club concept, and on May 26th Paul Millman, Joyce Millman, and Lauren van Tol led a full day of in-person training for more than sixty Student Navigators and Teacher Advisors. With sessions focusing on Cultural Awareness, Global […]

May 30 – 31, The GlobalEyes Network delivered in-person training on Homestay Recruitment and Retention to representatives from four Ontario school boards. Participants from Halton District School Board, Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Limestone District School Board, and Upper Canada District School Board were in attendance. Also included in the training were representatives […]

May 30 – 31, The GlobalEyes Network delivered in-person training on Homestay Recruitment and Retention to representatives from four Ontario school boards. Participants from Halton District School Board, Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Limestone District School Board, and Upper Canada District School Board were in attendance. Also included in the training were representatives […]

The GlobalEyes Network sponsored and attended the 2023 15th Anniversary CAPS-I Conference held at the Harbourfront Marriott Hotel, Halifax, NS May 13-15. The largest training event of the year for K-12 in Canada, there were 370 participants from 85 school boards across all ten provinces in attendance, making it the best attended CAPS-I Conference to […]

Pictured L-R: Volcan Cerrahoglu (WCEP), Paul Millman (CEO, GlobalEyes), Rachel Yang (CanAtlantic), Monica Ongay (Ad Astra), Ben MacKeil (CSO, GlobalEyes), Jorge Blanco (Language Kingdom), Lauren van Tol (COO,GlobalEyes), James Mann (SMG), Maki Milburn (Counsel Canada) On the afternoon of May 14, 2023, agents from Mexico, Spain, Türkiye, China, Japan, and USA joined The GlobalEyes Network […]

On the evening of Sunday, May 14, 2023, over 70 invitees joined The GlobalEyes Network in celebrating their official launch in the international education market. Held at Halifax’s historic Alexander Keith’s Brewery, the long-anticipated official launch allowed for the first in-person coming together since GlobalEyes first opened for business in August, 2021, under pandemic conditions. […]

Further to training provided at the NBISP Homestay Coordinators Conference in November, The GlobalEyes Network provided additional online education in March and May, 2023. Using both specific learning materials and Zoom-based polling tools, online training allowed these learning opportunities to be delivered to over 30 participants per session. GlobalEyes delivered these online training sessions focused […]

In preparation for The GlobalEyes Network’s second mission to Europe in October, 2023, Paul Millman and Lauren van Tol traveled to meet with agents in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France in April. With nine school districts slated to participate in the mission, the interest among agents is high. When we include a visit to Italy […]

This was the second year in a row for The GlobalEyes Network to attend Alphe, London, and CEO Paul Millman observed, “It was gratifying to see the growth and awareness of products and services of The GlobalEyes Network as compared to last year. We had a packed schedule with agents coming to meet us and […]

In March 2023, The GlobalEyes Network team traveled to Toronto to deliver training with staff of Red Leaf Canada and their homestay field staff. During the two days of training the team covered topics including: Homestay Marketing; Motivations for Hosting International Students; and Creating a Homestay Recruitment Plan. GlobalEyes COO, Lauren van Tol, shared, “Training […]

The GlobalEyes team travelled to Fredericton November 1 – 3, 2022 to participate in the annual NBISP Homestay Coordinators Conference. CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol provided training on Homestay Recruitment and Support. Joyce Millman joined the team to continue working with the NBISP on next steps in the development of their own […]

Having recently wrapped up its inaugural three country mission to Europe September 22nd to October 9th, 2022, the GlobalEyes team is celebrating what can only be described as an unqualified success. With five public school and three private school programs from across Canada, the group participated in a robust itinerary, supported and mentored by the […]

September 30 – October 2nd saw the GlobalEyes Network team at the ST Alphe Secondary Focus 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. GlobalEyes met with 26 agents from 14 primarily European countries, and were among 22 service providers and 154 agents participating from around the world. GlobalEyes represented ten different schools and school boards from across Canada. […]

The GlobalEyes Network’s GUS Marketplace (GUS.m), a one-stop shop for the best in international education service providers, makes members’ lives simpler. GlobalEyes partners provide exceptional products at excellent rates. Direct access to these service provider partners is available through The GlobalEyes Network and the GUS Marketplace. Current partners include: guard.me International Insurance – A leading [...]

A team from the GlobalEyes Network travelled to southern Ontario in late August to deliver specialized training in the GlobalEyes Global Citizenship Program (GCP). Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board hosted the training at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston. Also participating in the two-day training session were representatives from […]

June and July have seen the GlobalEyes team leading focused client training sessions with Sacred Heart School of Halifax (Nova Scotia), Rothesay Netherwood School (Rothesay, New Brunswick), and Sussex Christian School (Sussex, New Brunswick). CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol toured each school’s beautiful facilities, met with lead teams, and led the development […]

The GlobalEyes neon sign made its first appearance April 24th – 26th, 2022, when the team participated in ST Alphe Secondary Focus, London, an essential part of study travel. It was exciting to attend this first in-person agent event as The GlobalEyes Network and CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren van Tol were thrilled with [...]

The GlobalEyes Network is excited to announce the launch of GlobalEyes Travel. Established in January 2022, this exciting venture brings the travel expertise of Heather van Vonderen to the GlobalEyes family. With vast experience in the travel industry since 1981, van Vonderen shared her enthusiasm for partnering with GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman, and CSO Ben [...]

The advent of 2022 saw staff of The GlobalEyes Network reaching out to key K-12 agents for input on design of a code of conduct for the sector in Canada. After introducing The GlobalEyes Network to over 30 agents in 18 countries, we are delighted with the eagerness from agents to become members of the [...]

Exploring topics of specific interest to the K-12 Canadian international education sector, GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman will provide eight Learning Loft webinars. Utilizing the Zoom platform, each session will be 60 – 90 minutes in length, with opportunities to have program questions answered. Advance registration is required and all sessions will begin at 10:00 am [...]

December 7 – 9 saw CEO Paul Millman and COO Lauren Van Tol travelling to Fredericton for three days of intensive training with GlobalEyes client New Brunswick International Student Program (NBISP). This was the second in a series of training sessions being provided by GlobalEyes with the first being held in early November. NBISP is [...]

The November 30, 2021 in-person Atlantic Canadian Independent Schools Symposium to be hosted in Halifax by EduNova, GlobalEyes, and Dalhousie University was affected by the recent uptick in Covid-19 numbers causing the event to be postponed until spring, 2022. Instead, a virtual planning session brought together the organizers with five independent schools: Sacred Heart School […]

Photo: GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman prepares to present to CAPS-I members from his home office in Truro, Nova Scotia.   November 23, 2021, exactly three months from the launch of the GlobalEyes Network, CEO Paul Millman presented virtually to 36 CAPS-I (Canadian Association of Public Schools – International) members from nine provinces. Millman shared the […]

On Friday, November 19, GlobalEyes CEO Paul Millman was a presenter at the OASDI (Ontario Association of School Districts International) Symposium 2021. OASDI represents over 40 publicly funded school boards hosting international students. Most Ontario school districts accept international students from kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12). While this was OASDI’s fourth symposium having missed last [...]

GUS is an online platform designed to connect schools with international agents within the network. The GlobalEyes User System (GUS) is the first platform of its kind in the K-12 international education industry. It brings ISPs and agents to the same online platform to simplify administrative tasks, improve communication, organize workflow, and maximize results. GUS [...]

(Halifax, NS) The GlobalEyes Network, an international student program incubator, announced today that Paul Millman has been appointed as the new CEO of the company, stepping into the leadership role alongside fellow co-founder and CSO, Ben MacKeil. An experienced business executive and international education specialist, Millman will officially assume responsibilities on August 1st, 2021. The […]