About Us

Go! Go! World

In 2009 two Japanese language school students, Davide and John launched a new service, Go! Go! Nihon. They wanted to make it easier for others like them to live and study in Japan after their own application experiences were filled with difficulties. Since then, the Go! Go! World family has grown to include study in Korea (Go! Go! Hanguk), study in Spain (Go! Go! España), study in Italy (Go! Go! Italia), study in France (Go! Go! France) and English language education (Go! Go! English), as well as many more services to help students study abroad.

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Our Mission

Changing lives through study abroad

At Go! Go! World we believe that studying abroad is a life-changing event. Our mission is to make it a reality for as many students as possible to live and study abroad, we work world class partners in Japan, Korea, Spain, Italy, France and 10 English speaking countries to provide services – schools, accommodation and more that help to deliver this life-changing opportunity.

GO! GO! World

Our history

2009

After meeting and studying at a Japanese language school together, founders Davide and John start working on a project that will make the process of living and studying in Japan much easier. The initial idea for Go! Go! Nihon is born.

2010

Go! Go! Nihon is launched with Italian, Swedish, and English language support. There is an immediate positive reception to the service and the first long-term students start to arrive in October that year.

2011

More than 100 students use Go! Go! Nihon to live and study in Japan in a single year. Plans to support more students are starting to be made and K.K. GoGo World (Go! Go! World) is formally established.

2012

The team expands to support the growth of the service and we also launch our first ever Go! Go! Nihon Study Trip Summer Course to allow more people the chance to have a life changing experience.

2013

We add Spanish language support as our fourth language for Go! Go! Nihon support to assist Spanish speaking students from all over the world to realize their dreams of studying in Japan.

2014

Go! Go! Nihon reaches a milestone of helping 500 students since it launched. The Study Trip Summer Course becomes very popular, with 80 students from all over the world joining the course to experience three exciting weeks in Tokyo.

2015

With growing demand from other countries, we add French and German language support and Go! Go! Nihon reaches a milestone of helping 1000 students to live and study in Japan.

2016

With the success of Go! Go! Nihon growing year on year Go! Go! World launches its second study abroad business to help students who want to study in Korea service - Go! Go! Hanguk with offices in Seoul and in Madrid.

2017

Go! Go! Nihon now has over 50 staff and has helped nearly 4500 long-term and short-term students since we launched. Go! Go! World launches its third study abroad business to help students who want to study in Spain service - Go! Go! España!

2018

Go! Go! World now has more than 50 employees from 21 different countries and helps more than 1500 students in a single year across Japan, South Korea and Spain.

2019

Go! Go! Nihon reaches it's 10 year anniversary. We help over 1900 students in a single year to achieve their dreams of living and studying in Japan, Korea or Spain.

2020

Despite the pandemic and border closures Go! Go! World continues to support students from all over the world to reach their goal of living and studying abroad. We also launch online learning courses for all our businesses to help those unable to travel to start their language learning journey. In the same year, Go! Go! World becomes an affiliated company of License Academy, while continuing to operate independently.

2021

As Spain and Korea reopen to students and tourism we help over 500 students find the right study abroad choice for them. Due to the ongoing border closures in Japan, Go! Go! Nihon launches https://educationis nottourism.com/ to drive awareness and to lobby the government to support international students to reach their goal of living and studying in Japan. The lobbying contributes to the borders re-opening for international students.

2022

Go! Go! World now has 60 employees from 26 countries and helped more than 3000 students in 2022 to study abroad across Go! Nihon, Go! Go! Hanguk and Go! Go! España, increasing Go! go! Worlds it's leadership as the study abroad businesses of choice for the nationalities of students.

Go! Go! World opens its first Study Abroad Pub in Japan to share the benefits of studying abroad and help people meet and talk to people from all over the world in a friendly atmosphere!

2023

As Go! Go! Nihon, Go! Go! Hanguk and Go! Go! Espãna continues to grow its agency leadership year after year, Go! Go! World launched two further locations. Go! Go! France and Go! Go! Italia helps people from around the world who want to live and study in France and Italy! We also launched a new service schoolsinjapan.com which builds on our existing study in Japan expertise but focuses on continued education options in Japan.

2024

We hit a significant milestone for Go! Go! World as we celebrated our 15th anniversary! Over the years, we’ve supported nearly 19,000 students in transforming their lives through study abroad and helped more than 3,300 students begin their language journey with our online courses. We hosted our first global B2B study event, bringing together partners from across the world to share insights and trends from Japan, Korea, Spain, Italy, and France. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey—here’s to many more years of making study abroad dreams a reality!

2025

We continued to build on our momentum as a leading study abroad agency, with more than 22,000 students taking steps towards studying overseas with our support and over 5,000 learners starting or continuing their studies through our online courses. These milestones show how our reach and impact keep growing year by year. With the planned launch of Go! Go! English in 2026, we look forward to helping even more people realise their study abroad ambitions in the years ahead.

Go! Go! wORLD

Students supported

Go! Go! World has helped more than 22,000 students achieve their dreams of living and studying abroad. Each year, we continue to grow, helping more students take the next step in their study abroad journey.

ACCREDITATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Go! Go! World works with recognised organisations across the international education sector, reflecting our commitment to professional standards and high-quality student support.

Go! Go! World is recognised by ICEF, an international organisation connecting education institutions and student recruitment agencies worldwide.

Go! Go! World is an IALC-approved agency, part of an international network committed to quality language education and professional standards.

Go! Go! World became an affiliated company of License Academy in 2020. Founded in 1974, License Academy has over 50 years of experience supporting students with educational guidance and helping them make informed decisions about their futures.

What we do

Our service

Our Go! Go! World services support people in applying to schools, student visas, and finding suitable accommodation, job support, and other services to help make the transition to living and studying abroad easier.

We act as the bridge between students and partners, provide our services in multiple languages to further bring down the barriers to studying abroad and offer a frictionless support to both students and our partners.

Our services

Go! Go! World Businesses

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Management team

Andra Ciobanu

GO! GO! ITALIA COUNTRY MANAGER

Andra grew up in Italy and moved to Japan in 2015 to embark on her own study abroad experience. She joined the Go! Go! World team shortly after arriving in Japan and has assisted thousands of students to achieve their dream of living and studying abroad. Today, she leads all operations for Go! Go! Italia.

Davide Rossi

Go! Go! World CEO

After moving to Japan in 2008 to study Japanese, Davide experienced first-hand how difficult it could be to find the right language school and accommodation. He founded Go! Go! World to make the process easier for future students and help them achieve their dream of living and studying abroad.

Julien Bonaventure

GO! GO! FRANCE COUNTRY MANAGER

After growing up in France, Julien completed a study abroad program in Japan and his passion for studying abroad was born. He joined our team in 2020 and helped support students for Go! Go! Nihon with their language and post secondary education goals for over 3 years. Now, he oversees all of the Go! Go! France operations.

Federico Bianchi

Go! Go! Nihon Country Manager

Fede first moved to Japan in 2010 using the Go! Go! Nihon service! He now manages all of the Go! Go! Nihon operations, leading a team of 49 staff from 23 countries, with the goal to make living and studying in Japan an opportunity for as many people as possible.

Eddy Kwon

Go! Go! Hanguk Country manager

Eddy has the Go! Go! Hanguk team since we launched into the Korean market in 2016. He now has a team of 10 people, from 9 countries, that have helped more than 1,800 people live their dream to study in Korea.

Luis Hernández

Go! Go! España Country Manager

After completing his own study abroad experience in Japan, Luis a native of Madrid, was the natural choice to help us expand the Go! Go! World business into the Spanish-speaking market, growing it into the number one agency for students from Korea who want to live & Study in Spain.

Emma McEntee

Go! Go! World Head of Global Marketing

Emma joined Go! Go! World in 2019 to develop and lead the Global Marketing team to drive campaigns across the globe to build awareness of all of the Go! Go! World businesses. Her 18+ years of marketing experience allowed us to succeed in our goals even during the global pandemic and deliver the strongest numbers since the business began in 2009.

Hayato

Go! Go! World Sales Manager

Hayato joined Go! Go! World in 2019 and currently leads the Sales team, developing partnerships with schools, accommodation providers, and organizations across Japan. With more than a decade of experience in international education and sales, he is passionate about connecting students and partners from around the world, helping both thrive through meaningful global opportunities.