Inspiring new logo needed for international career development/ education company

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Global Experiences is an international internship program provider with programs currently in 9 cities around the world. We work with college students and graduates as well as universities to help their students get an edge in their career. We have been in business for 12 years and this new logo is the beginning of a site re-design to create a new more 'inbound' 2.0 marketing style. We have a social entrepreneurship component and we are driven and focused on mission is 'to provide life changing experiences'. We feel we are working to help young professionals get the skills for their career and life that is not being provided at universities.
We use blue, green, white and orange as a contrast color, clean and fresh. We need to appeal to students inspired to travel, universities and parents looking for a trustworthy and safe partner.
Internally and with our participants we do refer to ourselves as GE
Updates
The colors outlined are those used on our website, www.globalexperiences.com and I suggest taking a look to get an idea. The logo does not have to have all colors, in fact it probably shouldn't. Our primary colors are white and blue with touches of the orange and green that you can on our site. A re-design and re-imagination of our existing logo is also an option we would like to see, it is attached to the brief.
Added Monday, September 16, 2013
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: We would like some more time to consider the designs we have received over the weekend and provide feedback
Added Monday, September 23, 2013
Target Market(s)
Primary is young college students, american and Canadian, 75% women aged 19-23. Upper middle class, may or may not have been abroad before this program.
We also work with employers around the world, parents of college aged students and university advisers.
Industry/Entity Type
Education
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Global Experiences
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