Company History

In the early 1990’s, Rod Jones and Peter Larsen identified a need for a different kind of pathway into university in Australia. This new pathway – aimed at international students – provided both academic and social support and addressed the cultural and linguistic challenges that international students studying in an English-speaking study environment face every day.

The first operation - a partnership with Edith Cowan University called the Perth Institute for Technology (PIBT) - opened with 198 students in 1994

Within three years, similar programs had been rolled out at Victoria's Deakin University and Sydney-based Macquarie University.

By 2009 Navitas had over 30,000 students a year studying in its network of colleges and campuses across seven countries. It had cemented its place as Australia’s largest private education provider.

Today, Navitas operates under four divisions: University Programs, English, Workforce and Student Recruitment.