ABOUT THE SCANDINAVIAN GEM ACADEMY

Geoffrey M. Dominy - World Gem Foundation Founder

Geoffrey Dominy is an author, independent gemmologist and jewellery appraiser who appeared on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow for four seasons. He received his F.G.A through the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) in 1987 passing the diploma examinations with distinction.

Throughout the 1990’s, Geoff developed and taught the ‘Gemmology’ program at Red River Community College and The University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, worked for the Canadian Institute of Gemmology, was President and Founder of the Jewellery Appraisers Association of Canada and was a contributing author for the 5th & 6th Editions of Robert Webster’s ‘Gems’ which even today is considered one of the most authoritative textbooks in Gemmology.

He has been lecturing and teaching since 1987, is the founder and CEO of The World Gem Foundation, founder and editor of Gemmology Today, CEO of Amazonas Gem Publications, author of the Handbook of Gemmology and Gemología Para Todos and creator of 'ColourWise', a new digital colour grading system.

Jan Asplund - Director of Education

Jan Asplund is a gemmological consultant specializing primarily in the identification and valuation of diamonds, both cut and rough, as well as coloured gemstones and jewellery. He received his FGA (Diploma in Gemmology) and DGA (Gem Diamond Diploma) through Gem-A in 2011, his BA in History from the Mälardalens University in 2000 and studied geology and gemmology at Luleå Technical University (2005 – 2007), cultural and industrial history at the Uppsala University (1998 – 2000), and archival science at Karlstads University (1998 – 1999). Jan also took his Accredited Jewelry Professional – AJP (Gemological Institute of America 2011), Introduction to Watches (International School of Gemology 2012), Jewellers Education Foundation – Graduate Sales Associate (American Gem Society 2011), Blacksmithing (Sätergläntan 2002) and Silversmithing (Tärna Folkhögskola 1996). He is a board member of the Swedish Gemmological Association, fellow and diamond member of Gem-A and initiator and organizer of the Scandinavian Gem Symposium.

ABOUT THE WORLD GEM FOUNDATION

The World Gem Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that was formed in 2015 with the mandate to provide quality and affordable gemmological training to students, jewellers and professional gemmologists.

Currently consisting of seventeen national and regional gem academies in the United Kingdom, Holland, the U.S, Canada, Spain, Belgium, France/Monaco/Switzerland, Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland), Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Kosovo, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic and Slovenia), East Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), South Central Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa), West Africa (Ascension, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo, Tristan da Cunha), Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica; Belize and Panama), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname), the Caribbean (Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands (U.K.), Cuba, Puerto Rico, Curaçao (Netherlands), Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos), Sri Lanka and India. We plan to establish more academies around the world in 2023.