United Kingdom · September 2026 intake

Welcoming you to your new beginning.

A friendly face the moment your child lands.

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GSOS is a UK welcome service for international university students. A vetted current student — ideally sharing your child's language or culture — meets them at the airport and spends two to five days helping them settle in. You hear from us at every milestone.

Three promises

What GSOS commits to.

Two students who share a language and culture, talking warmly over coffee

01

Cultural match. Not chance.

We pair your child with a current UK university student who shares their language or culture wherever possible. So the first conversation isn't a struggle.

A vetted GSOS host on a UK university campus

02

Vetted, named, photographed.

Every GSOS host is background-checked, reference-checked, and interviewed before they meet a student. You see their photo and bio before they arrive.

A parent at home reading a message that their child has arrived safely

03

You'll know when they land.

We message you when their flight lands, when they're in the taxi, when they're at their accommodation, when they've had their first meal, and when their first night is safe.

A GSOS host helping a newly-arrived student open a UK bank account at a high-street branch

How GSOS works

Two to five days. A real person. A series of milestones.

  1. Before they fly

    We assign your host, share their photo and bio with you, brief them on your child's needs.

  2. When they land

    Your host meets them at arrivals. We message you. They settle in.

  3. Day by day

    Bank, SIM, supermarket, transport, first meal, campus walkthrough. You stay in the loop.

See the full breakdown →

A GSOS week

Five moments, one quiet thread.

From the doorway at home to the first walk out of a lecture, the same person stays close.

  1. A student and their parent at the front door of home, suitcase ready, the moment before leaving for the UK
    01 Departure. The doorway at home.
  2. A GSOS host at the airport arrivals hall, viewed from behind, holding a welcome card as the student walks up to meet her with a suitcase
    02 Arrival. A name on a card.
  3. Host and student sitting over tea in a softly lit living room, the first evening after arrival
    03 First evening. A lamp, a cup of tea.
  4. Host and student walking a London street together, GSOS canvas totes in hand, running the first week's errands
    04 The first week. Bank, SIM, supermarket.
  5. Student and host pausing under a college archway at the end of the week — the host's hand briefly on the student's shoulder, an autumn-leaved courtyard and other students passing in the background
    05 The last day. A step back.
The GSOS Welcome Guide booklet cover — a gold line-drawn UK skyline on deep navy, with the cream GSOS monogram above

In your child's hands

The Welcome Guide booklet.

A 28-page booklet your child carries through their first week — the first hour, accommodation, banks, SIMs, transport, food, GPs, and the honest truth about making friends. We don't hand it out as a download: every student gets their own personalised, printed copy in person on arrival.

See inside the Welcome Guide →
A British university city at golden hour
Some weeks shouldn't be faced alone.

Packages

Three ways to land softly.

Settle

£1,199

Most parents choose this. Three days. The full settling-in.

See Settle →

Your child's safety, confirmed at every milestone — in your language, in real time.

The GSOS promise to families

Why parents trust GSOS

The boring details that matter.

Background-checked hosts.
Basic DBS checks on every host, before they meet a student.
Insured.
Public liability and professional indemnity cover on every booking.
Refundable.
100% refund if you cancel two weeks before arrival.
Real people on call.
We respond to parents within 24 hours, in your language.
A cream canvas tote bag printed with the Global Students logo, draped over a wooden chair in a warm interior

A small thing

A canvas tote for the first shop.

Your child's first GSOS supermarket trip begins with a cream canvas tote. A small touch — and the kind of thing you reach for again weeks later, when you go shopping alone for the first time.

A phone showing the GSOS parent app — a welcome screen with arrival support, local guide, accommodation, transport, and contact support

In development

A parent app, coming next.

From Year 2, you'll follow every step of your child's GSOS week in a dedicated app — milestone notifications, photo updates, host messages, all in one place. For now, you receive updates by WhatsApp, WeChat, or SMS in your preferred language.

September 2026

Some weeks shouldn't be faced alone.

GSOS launches for the September 2026 intake. Capacity is limited to our first cohort of hosts in London and Manchester. Enquire about your child's arrival.

Enquire about September 2026