GOstralia!-GOmerica! - Studieren in Australien, Neuseeland, den USA und Südostasien

What GOstralia!-GOmerica! - Studieren in Australien, Neuseeland, den USA und Südostasien does

GOstralia!-GOmerica! GmbH is a privately held German education consultancy founded in 1999 that helps German-speaking students from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland pursue study abroad programs in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Southeast Asia. The firm operates from five regional offices — Stuttgart (headquarters), Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, and Dortmund — staffed by regionally assigned student advisors, marketing, and operations personnel under founder-Director Tobias Forster and Associate Director Christiane Dangelmaier. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, the GOstralia! Research Centre (established 2014), extends the offering into PhD and research-program recruitment.

The service portfolio spans the full study abroad lifecycle: semester abroad and full Bachelor/Master placement, PhD recruitment, scholarship sourcing (including a dedicated database), visa assistance, health insurance guidance, accommodation support, and a flight-booking partnership with Qatar Airways Student Club. The company holds official accreditations as an Aussie Specialist (Austrade), US Regional Expert (EducationUSA network), and Pure New Zealand Advanced Specialist (Education New Zealand ENZRA partner), and maintains a network of 40+ partner universities across the four destination regions.

The business model is an affiliate/commission-based referral structure: all student-facing services are free, with revenue generated entirely through commission payments from partner universities for successfully recruited and enrolled students. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the five regional offices, the company website, online info sessions/webinars, a biennial printed study guide, social media (Instagram), and student referral networks.

Name

GOstralia!-GOmerica! - Studieren in Australien, Neuseeland, den USA und Südostasien

Legal name

GOstralia!-GOmerica! GmbH

Website

https://gostralia-gomerica.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GOstralia!-GOmerica! GmbH is a German education consultancy, founded 1999, that provides free study abroad advisory services to German-speaking students seeking programs in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Southeast Asia, monetizing via commissions from 40+ partner universities across five German regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Study Abroad Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Pathway & Foundation Providers (EDAIAJAB), International Student Academic & Personal Support (case management, referrals) (EDALANAE)

Keywords

• Study abroad consulting
• International education advisory
• University recruitment services
• Scholarship guidance services
• Student visa support

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. University Commission / Recruitment Fees: GOstralia!-GOmerica! generates revenue by receiving commissions/fees from partner universities for each student successfully recruited and enrolled. This allows the company to offer all services completely free to students. The universities pay for access to German-speaking student markets and recruitment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GOstralia!-GOmerica! provides free study abroad advisory services for German-speaking students (from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) interested in pursuing education in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Southeast Asia. The service covers university selection, application handling, document preparation, visa guidance, scholarship consulting, and ongoing support before, during, and after the study abroad period. The company monetizes through recruitment commissions paid by a network of 40+ partner universities.

Product overview

GOstralia!-GOmerica! is a German education consulting company offering a comprehensive service portfolio for studying abroad in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Southeast Asia. The core offering is study abroad advisory services covering semester programs, full degree programs (Bachelor and Master), and doctoral research stays through the GOstralia! Research Centre. Supporting services include a scholarship database, visa and health insurance guidance, accommodation assistance, flight booking support, and online information events. The company operates through five German offices (Stuttgart, Hamburg, Berlin, Köln, Dortmund) and provides all services free of charge to students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GOstralia! Research Centre: Specialized division providing support for PhD programs, research positions, and doctoral studies in Australian universities.

Products and services

• Study Abroad Advisory Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% success rate for student applications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Education New Zealand (ENZ)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial ENZRA partner, providing marketing support and accreditation for promoting New Zealand universities to German-speaking students.
• Australian Government (Austrade)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAussie Specialist partner program recognizing GOstralia! as an official Australian education specialist.
• Qatar Airways Student ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership providing student flight booking benefits and discounts through Qatar Airways Student Club.
• Partner Universities in AustraliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 40+ partner universities across Australia including Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, Murdoch University, and others. Universities pay commissions for student recruitment services.
• Partner Universities in New ZealandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of partner universities in New Zealand including University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Otago, and others.
• Partner Universities in USAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of partner universities in USA including California State University campuses, University of California extensions, and Hawaii Pacific University.
• Partner Universities in Southeast AsiaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner universities in Singapore (James Cook University Singapore, Curtin University Singapore), Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam), and Malaysia (Swinburne Sarawak, Monash Malaysia).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Study.eu: European-based study abroad information and matching platform helping students find and apply to programs across Europe and beyond. Highly comparable as a continental agency-style intermediary in international student recruitment.
• Studyportals: Global study search and discovery platform that connects prospective international students with universities and programs. Comparable as a competing recruitment funnel for the same student-to-university pathway, though more digitally native.
• GoStudy (GoStudy GmbH): German education consultancy offering study abroad placement services. Direct competitor targeting the same German-speaking outbound student market with a similar advisory-led model.

Broad incumbents

• IDP Education: Global student placement and English-language testing company co-owned by Australian universities. Comparable as a destination-side agent and IELTS partner overlapping with the Australian recruitment market GOstralia!-GOmerica! serves.
• Navitas: Global education provider operating university pathway programs and partnerships in Australia, New Zealand, the US, and beyond. Comparable as a destination-side partner/competitor to GOstralia!-GOmerica!'s partner universities.
• Kaplan International: Major pathway, language, and degree preparation provider with global university partnerships including Australian and US institutions. Comparable destination-side competitor and partner.
• INTO University Partnerships: Large international pathway and study abroad provider with partner universities in the US, UK, and Australia. Comparable as both a competitor for student placement and a potential partner university channel.

Others

• QS Quacquarelli Symonds: Global higher education analytics and student recruitment company. Comparable as an ecosystem participant in international student marketing and university rankings/insights.

Emerging players

• Educations.com: Online study abroad search and comparison platform covering global destinations. Comparable as a digital alternative to traditional agent-based advisory for international student recruitment.
• IEC Education (Study in Canada / Study in USA): International education consultancy marketing study programs in Canada and the US to global students. Comparable as an agent-led competitor in the same English-speaking destination category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gostralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gostralia-gomerica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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