GEMS Education Group, Global. Chris Goodbourn has been appointed as the director – university partnerships at GEMS Education Group, situated within the GEMS For Life team. Drawing on his extensive 14-year background in education, Chris will cultivate meaningful partnerships with higher education Institutions & organisations, to enhance the value and career opportunities for GEMS senior and graduating students each year. Chris brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as the regional director for Asia at Amerigo Education, a leading provider of high school programs for international students in the USA and Canada and with 12 years at global pathway provider Navitas, where Chris held a variety of roles including Director of Marketing and Admissions, BCUIC and Regional Manager, Southeast Asia. He said of his new role “I’m very excited to be working with HE institutions globally to build best-fit opportunities for all GEMS Alumni, and to continue to celebrate the amazing work the GEMS Schools do every year”.