What Is IGF?
The questions facing global families rarely belong to a single category.
Education connects with identity. Academic choices shape career opportunities. Technology changes how children learn. Moving between countries can affect language, belonging, family relationships, and the future.
Yet the knowledge families need is often scattered across different schools, advisors, industries, and professional communities.
IGF was created to bring these worlds together.
We connect families with thoughtful people, practical knowledge, and meaningful opportunities across education, technology, career development, family growth, and global life.
Founders
Founded Through Lived Experience
Dr. Yi Cheng
Co-founder
An educator and researcher with deep experience in both the Chinese and American education systems, dedicated to helping families make informed choices.
Dr. Wendy Liu
Co-founder
A scholar of human development who translates research on parenting and adolescence into practical guidance for everyday family life.
What we believe
Access
Quality educational resources should reach every family, no matter where they live.
Equity
Every student deserves support that fits their own circumstances and strengths.
Empowerment
Informed families make confident decisions — and students shape their own futures.
By the numbers
What we have built so far
20+
Years of experience
First-hand experience in both the Chinese and U.S. education systems.
2
WeChat channels
Hundreds of videos, livestreams, and articles reaching families worldwide.
60,000+
Copies sold
A bestselling book series on parenting and education across cultures.
Get Involved
Share Your Knowledge as an IGF Expert
IGF brings together educators, researchers, professionals, founders, and experienced parents who want to make their knowledge useful to families. If that sounds like you, we would like to hear from you.
Apply to the Expert NetworkWe are not building another admissions agency. We are building a trusted global community for families and the people who help them grow.
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What matters most for your family right now?
You don't need to know which service to choose yet. Start with one question — and let it lead you to the right next step.