Over the past 16 years, I’ve traveled to over 40 countries—from Paris to Cambridge to Shanghai. In this journey of cross-cultural collaboration, I witnessed both the brilliance of top-performing students and the deep inequalities in access, quality, and approach to education.

While designing international programmes at Cambridge, I saw how structured learning could empower students to enter the world’s top universities. Yet, I also saw that many students, especially outside English-speaking countries, were still learning English inefficiently—relying on outdated methods, disconnected from the demands of today’s world. Having learned and worked in English for more than 15 years as a non-native speaker, I understand both the challenges and the potential of mastering this global language. In an AI-driven world, language remains one of the most human, empowering tools we have. I started NextPage to create a smarter, more inspiring way to learn—one that blends global education quality, critical thinking, and future-ready skills.

People often ask me: “Will AI make language learning obsolete?”

Absolutely not. In fact, the opposite is true.

In the age of AI, language is more important than ever—not just as a tool for communication, but as a way to think critically, express ideas clearly, and connect across cultures. While AI can assist with translation and writing, it cannot replace the human ability to reason, persuade, and build relationships through language. That’s why learning a language today isn’t just about vocabulary and grammar—it’s about developing the cognitive and expressive skills that make us uniquely human.

NextPage was born from this belief: that learning a language is not just about words—but about building minds that think, connect, and create.