Five mins with

This week, The PIE sat down with Shaun Carver, president of the International House Association and executive director of the International House at UC Berkeley. We spoke about intercultural understanding, the importance of listening and why you can't be what you can't see.

The PIE sat down with Matt Lopez, vice president of enrollment at Arizona State University, as the institution launched its new London campus. We spoke about ASU London, disrupting engineering and business educaton and the life-changing power of an early morning walk.

This week, The PIE sat down with Amalya Yeghoyan, executive director of The Gyumri IT Center (GITC). We spoke about her pet project at work, building ACT College from the ground up and her optimism for Armenia.

This week, The PIE sat down with Vardaan Shekhawat, founder of UK Jobs Insider, where he has built a careers community of more than 400,000 people and helped international students and graduates secure jobs. A former UK skills policy professional, he spoke to The PIE about the realities of job hunting in the UK and what universities could be doing differently to support international students.

This week, The PIE sat down with Catriona Olsen, the executive head of the DfE-accredited online school King’s InterHigh. We spoke about the school's new mentorship program and why the future of education is online.

This week, The PIE sat down with former Attorney General of Malawi Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda, himself a former international student. We discussed why UK universities continue to attract African postgraduate students and what institutions misunderstand about employability.

This week, The PIE sat down with Vik Singh, trade and investment commissioner for Austrade in South Asia, to discuss Australian education’s expanding footprint in India, how closer industry links could create better pathways into work for students, and how he is getting on with his Spanish-learning streak.

This week, The PIE caught up with Zahirul Islam, chief commercial officer and co-founder of MH Global Group. Read on to find out why he started the company, his passion for travel and why international education isn't just for wealthy families.

This week, The PIE sat down with Ellen Bao, founder and managing director of the boarding school placement company Schoolsgroup Education Group (GrandVision Education). We spoke about how a company's biggest asset is its team, the need for higher professional standards across the industry and the power of sticking to what you do best.

This week, The PIE sat down with Professor Marie Taillard, UK dean of ESCP Business School. We spoke about her addiction to tea, how education is shaping the job market and the drive needed to succeed in the sector.

This week, The PIE sat down with Varun Patankar, the founder and CEO of CamBright. We spoke about how he fits business around his high school studies and the importance of making tutoring materials more accessible.

The PIE sat down with Stephen Hodges, CEO of Efekta Education. We spoke about his background in computer science, the pivot into education and where he sees the future of language learning.

This week, The PIE sat down with Ayşe Zeynep Nayır, founder and academic director of Echos Education. We spoke about her passion for education, a mentoring project that's keeping her occupied and practicing gratitude.

This week, we spoke to Mammoth Education director Louise Brown about starting the day on your own terms and what it's like juggling a toddler, an MBA and a full-time job.