John Haycraft

Later with his brother they came back to Britain, where they both studied at Oxford University – John matriculated from Jesus College in 1948 and obtained a second-class degree in modern history in 1951.

A fervent internationalist, John strove to promote international understanding through language learning and teacher training.

There he worked with his wife on his ideas such as raising the standards of the teaching of English and the practical training of teachers for the classroom.

[1] In 1974 they set up a non-profit-making educational trust committed to raising the standards of English language teaching and training worldwide.

After that he decided start a project with the financier George Soros in order to establish schools in Central and Eastern Europe.