:root {
  --brand-mint: #00ddbc;
  --brand-navy: #00003d;
  --brand-paper: #f5f7f3;
  --brand-line: rgba(0, 0, 61, .14);
}

/* This late-loaded layer unifies pages that still carry local legacy styles. */
.discovery-hero,
.stories-hero,
.blog-hero,
.universities-hero {
  background-color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
  background-blend-mode: luminosity;
}

.discovery-hero::before,
.stories-hero::before,
.blog-hero::before,
.universities-hero::before { border-color: rgba(0, 221, 188, .35) !important; }

.discovery-eyebrow,
.stories-eyebrow,
.blog-eyebrow,
.universities-eyebrow,
.discovery-heading span,
.universities-section-heading span { color: var(--brand-mint) !important; }

.discovery-section,
.stories-section,
.blog-section,
.universities-grid-section { background: var(--brand-paper) !important; }

.discovery-heading h2,
.universities-section-heading h2,
.blog-section h2,
.stories-section h2 { color: var(--brand-navy) !important; }

.discovery-card,
.story-card,
.stories-card,
.blog-card,
.university-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--brand-line) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

.discovery-card:hover,
.story-card:hover,
.stories-card:hover,
.blog-card:hover,
.university-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--brand-mint) !important;
  box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 var(--brand-mint) !important;
  transform: translate(-4px, -4px);
}

.discovery-card__badge,
.university-card__badge,
.blog-card__badge,
.story-card__badge { background: var(--brand-mint) !important; color: var(--brand-navy) !important; }

.discovery-cta,
.blog-cta,
.stories-cta { background: var(--brand-navy) !important; }

.discovery-cta__button,
.blog-cta__button,
.stories-cta__button,
.university-search button {
  background: var(--brand-mint) !important;
  border-color: var(--brand-mint) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
}

.university-search-wrap,
.university-search,
.university-search .form-control { border-radius: 0 !important; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
}

/* ==============================================================
   Homepage presentation layer (hero intentionally left untouched)
   ============================================================== */
.home-page #main { overflow: hidden; }

.home-section-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
}
.home-section-kicker span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border: 1px solid var(--brand-navy);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.home-section-kicker p { margin: 0; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.home-pathway {
  position: relative;
  padding: 120px 0 130px;
  background: #fff;
}
.home-pathway::after {
  content: "THE WAY FORWARD";
  position: absolute;
  right: -25px;
  top: 56px;
  color: rgba(0,0,61,.035);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 11rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.08em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.home-pathway .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-pathway-heading { margin-bottom: 62px; }
.home-pathway-heading h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.6vw, 6.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.07em;
}
.home-pathway-heading h2 em { color: #00a98f; font-style: normal; }
.home-pathway-heading p { max-width: 470px; margin: 0 0 8px auto; color: #5f6074; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; }
.home-pathway-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--brand-line); border-left: 1px solid var(--brand-line); }
.home-pathway-step {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 350px;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 28px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--brand-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-line);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  transition: color .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.home-pathway-step::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; height: 0; background: var(--brand-navy); transition: height .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1); }
.home-pathway-step > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-pathway-step > span { align-self: flex-end; color: #89899a; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.home-pathway-step > i { margin: 48px 0 28px; color: #00a98f; font-size: 38px; }
.home-pathway-step h3 { margin: 0 0 14px; color: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; }
.home-pathway-step p { margin: 0; color: #696a79; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
.home-pathway-step b { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; color: inherit; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .05em; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); transition: .25s ease; }
.home-pathway-step:hover { color: #fff; transform: translateY(-8px); }
.home-pathway-step:hover::before { height: 100%; }
.home-pathway-step:hover p, .home-pathway-step:hover > span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.home-pathway-step:hover > i { color: var(--brand-mint); }
.home-pathway-step:hover b { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

/* About: large image panel + editorial copy */
.home-about { position: relative; padding: 130px 0 !important; background: var(--brand-paper) !important; }
.home-about::before { content: "02"; position: absolute; top: 72px; right: 6vw; color: rgba(0,0,61,.06); font-size: 12rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1; }
.home-about > .container > .row { min-height: 650px; }
.home-about .col-lg-5 {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 650px;
  background-color: var(--brand-mint);
  background-size: cover !important;
  box-shadow: -30px 30px 0 var(--brand-mint);
}
.home-about .col-lg-5::after { content: "Since day one, your ambition comes first."; position: absolute; right: -80px; bottom: 35px; width: 245px; padding: 26px; background: var(--brand-navy); color: #fff; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.55; }
.home-about .icon-boxes { padding-left: clamp(35px, 7vw, 105px); }
.home-about h4 { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: #008b77 !important; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.home-about h4::before { content: "02"; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 32px; height: 32px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 50%; font-size: 9px; }
.home-about h2 { margin: 18px 0 28px; color: var(--brand-navy); font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.8vw, 6.5rem); line-height: .88; letter-spacing: -.08em; }
.home-about h5 { color: var(--brand-navy); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; }
.home-about .icon-boxes > div > div:nth-of-type(1) { margin: 36px 0 0 !important; padding: 22px 0 0 28px !important; border-top: 1px solid var(--brand-line); border-left: 3px solid var(--brand-mint) !important; }
.home-about .btn { padding: 16px 27px; }

/* Why us: immersive navy panel */
.home-why { position: relative; padding: 0 0 105px !important; background: var(--brand-navy) !important; }
.home-why > .container { max-width: none; padding: 0; }
.home-why > .container > .row:first-child { margin: 0; }
.home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 720px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--brand-mint); }
.home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; filter: saturate(.85) contrast(1.03); }
.home-why .icon-boxes { padding: 90px clamp(35px, 7vw, 110px) !important; }
.home-why .icon-boxes > h4 { color: var(--brand-mint) !important; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.home-why .icon-boxes > h2 { max-width: 650px; margin: 14px 0 38px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.5rem); line-height: .95; }
.home-why .icon-box { margin: 0 !important; padding: 19px 0 !important; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17); }
.home-why .icon-box:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17); }
.home-why .icon-box .description { display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 0; color: #fff !important; font-size: 14px; }
.home-why .icon-box img { width: 38px !important; filter: brightness(0) invert(1); opacity: .9; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child { max-width: 1120px; margin: -36px auto 0; padding: 0 20px; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child > .col-lg-2 { display: none; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child > .col-lg-10 { width: 100%; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child > div:last-child > div { bottom: 0 !important; padding: 12px 25px !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); background: #fff !important; box-shadow: 18px 18px 0 var(--brand-mint) !important; }

/* Services: offset magazine cards */
.home-services { position: relative; padding: 125px 0 !important; background: #fff !important; }
.home-services .section-title { max-width: 760px; }
.home-services .section-title h2 { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 6.7rem); line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.075em; }
.home-services .section-title h2 span { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #008b77 !important; font-size: 11px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.home-services .row { counter-reset: service; }
.home-services .row > div { counter-increment: service; }
.home-services .icon-box {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 375px;
  padding: 38px !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--brand-line) !important;
  background: var(--brand-paper) !important;
}
.home-services .icon-box::before { content: "0" counter(service); position: absolute; top: 25px; right: 28px; color: rgba(0,0,61,.35); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; }
.home-services .icon-box::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: -45px; bottom: -70px; width: 160px; height: 160px; border: 35px solid rgba(0,221,188,.2); border-radius: 50%; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.home-services .icon-box > div { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 88px; height: 88px; margin-bottom: 50px; padding: 0 !important; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brand-mint); }
.home-services .icon-box img { width: 58px !important; }
.home-services .icon-box h4 { margin-bottom: 17px; font-size: 22px; }
.home-services .icon-box p { color: #666779; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.home-services .icon-box:hover { background: var(--brand-navy) !important; box-shadow: none !important; transform: translateY(-10px) !important; }
.home-services .icon-box:hover::after { transform: scale(1.45); }
.home-services .icon-box:hover h4 a { color: #fff; }
.home-services .icon-box:hover p, .home-services .icon-box:hover::before { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }

/* Search: graphic dark canvas */
.home-course-finder { position: relative; padding: 125px 0 !important; background: var(--brand-navy) !important; }
.home-course-finder::before { content: "FIND YOUR FIT"; position: absolute; left: -25px; top: 28px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.035); font-size: clamp(5rem, 13vw, 12rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.08em; white-space: nowrap; }
.home-course-finder .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-course-finder .section-title h2 { max-width: 850px; color: #fff !important; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.4rem); line-height: .94; }
.home-course-finder .section-title h2 span { color: var(--brand-mint); font-size: 14px !important; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.home-course-finder .container > div:nth-of-type(2) { padding: 14px !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 0 !important; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08) !important; backdrop-filter: blur(10px); }
.home-course-finder .form-control, .home-course-finder .btn { min-height: 58px; border: 0; }
.home-course-finder .form-control { background: #fff; }
.home-course-finder .btn { background: var(--brand-mint); color: var(--brand-navy); font-weight: 800; }
.home-course-finder .container > .row { margin-top: 36px !important; }
.home-course-finder .container > .row > div { overflow: hidden; }
.home-course-finder .search_by { min-height: 250px; border-radius: 0; object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(.8); transition: transform .4s ease, filter .4s ease; }
.home-course-finder .search_by:hover { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; filter: saturate(1.05); transform: scale(1.04); }

/* Destinations: bright horizontal travel band */
.home-destinations { position: relative; padding: 105px 0 !important; background: var(--brand-mint) !important; }
.home-destinations .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: 60px; align-items: center; }
.home-destinations .section-title { padding: 0; }
.home-destinations .section-title h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--brand-navy); font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 6rem); line-height: .93; }
.home-destinations .section-title h2 span { font-size: inherit !important; }
.home-destinations p { color: var(--brand-navy) !important; line-height: 1.8; }
.home-destinations .slider { overflow: hidden; margin-top: 35px; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.15); background: #fff; transform: rotate(-1.5deg); }
.home-destinations .slide-track { gap: 2em; }
.home-destinations .slider img { height: 105px; border-radius: 0; animation-duration: 24s; }

/* Destination cards replace the old low-resolution country banners. */
.home-destinations-kicker {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-destinations-content > p { max-width: 650px; margin: 0 0 26px; }
.destination-carousel { position: relative; padding-top: 46px; }
.destination-carousel__viewport {
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  padding: 4px 4px 12px;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}
.destination-carousel__viewport::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.destination-carousel__controls { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.destination-carousel__button {
  display: grid;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.25);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: background .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.destination-carousel__button:hover,
.destination-carousel__button:focus-visible { border-color: var(--brand-navy); background: var(--brand-navy); color: var(--brand-mint); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.destination-carousel__button:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(0,0,61,.2); outline-offset: 2px; }
.destination-card-grid { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.destination-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 112px;
  grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(0, 1fr) 30px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px;
  padding: 19px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.13);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.94);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,61,.08);
  transition: background .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, box-shadow .28s ease, transform .28s ease;
  flex: 0 0 calc(50% - 5px);
  scroll-snap-align: start;
}
.destination-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -28px;
  bottom: -42px;
  width: 88px;
  height: 88px;
  border: 17px solid rgba(0,221,188,.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.destination-card__flag {
  display: grid;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #f8f7f3;
  font-size: 29px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 5px #fff;
}
.destination-card__copy { display: flex; min-width: 0; flex-direction: column; }
.destination-card__copy small { margin-bottom: 6px; color: #777789; font-size: 8px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.destination-card__copy strong { color: var(--brand-navy); font-family: "Raleway", "Poppins", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.2; }
.destination-card > i { position: relative; z-index: 1; font-size: 17px; transition: transform .28s ease; }
.destination-card:hover,
.destination-card:focus-visible { border-color: var(--brand-navy); background: var(--brand-navy); color: #fff; box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9); transform: translate(-3px,-3px); }
.destination-card:hover .destination-card__copy strong,
.destination-card:focus-visible .destination-card__copy strong { color: #fff; }
.destination-card:hover .destination-card__copy small,
.destination-card:focus-visible .destination-card__copy small { color: var(--brand-mint); }
.destination-card:hover > i,
.destination-card:focus-visible > i { color: var(--brand-mint); transform: translate(3px,-3px); }
.destination-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(0,0,61,.24); outline-offset: 3px; }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .destination-carousel { padding-top: 44px; }
  .destination-card { min-height: 94px; flex-basis: 100%; }
}

/* University and testimonial depth */
.home-universities { position: relative; padding: 125px 0 145px !important; }
.home-universities::before { content: "03"; position: absolute; right: 5vw; top: 75px; color: rgba(0,0,61,.055); font-size: 11rem; font-weight: 800; }
.home-universities-heading { position: relative; margin-bottom: 40px !important; }
.home-universities-heading h2 { max-width: 720px; font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 6vw, 6.5rem) !important; line-height: .92; letter-spacing: -.075em; }
.home-university-media { height: 265px !important; }
.home-university-card { background: var(--brand-paper) !important; }
.home-university-card:hover { transform: translate(-6px,-6px) !important; }

.home-testimonials { position: relative; padding: 135px 0 !important; }
.home-testimonials::after { content: "“"; position: absolute; right: 3vw; top: -85px; color: var(--brand-mint); font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 29rem; line-height: 1; opacity: .12; }
.home-testimonials-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem) !important; line-height: .96 !important; }
.home-testimonial-card { min-height: 430px; padding: 35px !important; transition: transform .3s ease, background .3s ease !important; }
.home-testimonial-card:hover { background: var(--brand-mint) !important; transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(-8px); }
.home-testimonial-card:hover h3,
.home-testimonial-card:hover p,
.home-testimonial-card:hover .home-testimonial-details,
.home-testimonial-card:hover .home-testimonial-rating { color: var(--brand-navy) !important; }

/* Social channels */
.home-social { margin: 0 !important; padding: 120px 0 !important; background: var(--brand-paper); }
.home-social .container > div { padding: 0 !important; border: 0 !important; border-radius: 0 !important; }
.home-social .section-title h2 { max-width: 850px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem); line-height: .94; }
.home-social .section-title h2 span { color: #008b77 !important; font-size: 12px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.home-social .row > div { position: relative; padding: 0 10px; }
.home-social .row > div > div:first-child,
.home-social .row > div > img { display: block; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--brand-line); background: #fff; transition: transform .3s ease; }
.home-social .row > div img { display: block; width: 100%; filter: saturate(.75); transition: transform .45s ease, filter .45s ease; }
.home-social .row > div:hover img { filter: saturate(1); transform: scale(1.035); }
.home-social .btn { padding: 13px 25px !important; border: 1px solid var(--brand-navy) !important; border-radius: 0 !important; background: transparent !important; color: var(--brand-navy) !important; }
.home-social .btn:hover { background: var(--brand-navy) !important; color: #fff !important; }

/* Editorial article cards */
.home-articles { padding: 125px 0 !important; background: #fff; }
.home-articles .section-title h2 { max-width: 800px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.2rem); line-height: .92; }
.home-articles .section-title h2 span { color: #008b77 !important; font-size: 12px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.home-article-card { position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 22px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-navy); }
.home-article-image { height: 360px !important; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 0 !important; filter: saturate(.78); transition: filter .3s ease, transform .3s ease; }
.home-article-card h4 { min-height: 88px; margin: 0; padding: 25px 0 8px !important; color: var(--brand-navy) !important; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 1.55; }
.home-article-card p { padding: 0 !important; color: #77788a; font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.home-article-card:hover .home-article-image { filter: saturate(1); transform: translateY(-8px); }

/* Contact: overlapping graphic panel */
.home-contact { padding-bottom: 110px !important; background: var(--brand-mint); }
.home-contact .mapouter, .home-contact .gmap_canvas, .home-contact .gmap_iframe { height: 520px !important; filter: grayscale(1) contrast(.9); }
.home-contact .container > div > .col-lg-10 { max-width: 1080px; padding: 55px !important; border: 1px solid var(--brand-line); box-shadow: 20px 20px 0 var(--brand-navy); }
.home-contact .section-title h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem); }
.home-contact .info i { color: var(--brand-navy) !important; background: var(--brand-mint) !important; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .home-pathway-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .home-about .col-lg-5::after { right: 20px; }
  .home-about .icon-boxes { padding: 70px 10px 0; }
  .home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 540px; }
  .home-destinations .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 25px; }
  .home-testimonial-card { min-height: 390px; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .home-pathway, .home-about, .home-services, .home-course-finder, .home-universities, .home-testimonials, .home-social, .home-articles { padding: 82px 0 !important; }
  .home-pathway-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-pathway-step { min-height: 285px; }
  .home-pathway-step b { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .home-about .col-lg-5 { min-height: 460px; margin-left: 20px; box-shadow: -18px 18px 0 var(--brand-mint); }
  .home-about .col-lg-5::after { right: -5px; bottom: 20px; width: 220px; }
  .home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 430px; }
  .home-why .icon-boxes { padding: 65px 25px !important; }
  .home-why > .container > .row:last-child { margin-top: -15px; }
  .home-course-finder .form-group + .form-group { margin-top: 10px; }
  .home-course-finder .container > .row > div + div { margin-top: 20px; }
  .home-destinations { padding: 80px 0 !important; }
  .home-universities-heading { align-items: flex-start !important; }
  .home-article-card { margin-bottom: 35px; }
  .home-contact .container > div > .col-lg-10 { padding: 30px 22px !important; box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 var(--brand-navy); }
}

/* Compact luxury refinement
   Restrained scale, fine rules and softer motion keep the editorial character. */
.home-page {
  --luxury-paper: #f8f7f3;
  --luxury-muted: #747382;
  --luxury-rule: rgba(0, 0, 61, .11);
}

.home-page h1,
.home-page h2,
.home-page h3,
.home-page h4 {
  font-family: "Raleway", "Poppins", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}

#hero.home-hero {
  min-height: 680px;
  padding-top: 68px;
  background-color: var(--brand-navy);
  background-image: url('../img/home-hero-campus-group-v4.png');
  background-position: 70% center;
  background-size: cover;
}
#hero.home-hero::before {
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.78) 0%, rgba(0,0,40,.56) 38%, rgba(0,0,40,.12) 66%, rgba(0,0,40,0) 82%);
  color: transparent;
  font-size: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
#hero.home-hero h1 { max-width: 760px; font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.3vw, 6.6rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .94; }
.home-hero-copy { padding-bottom: 78px; }
.home-hero-copy > p { max-width: 590px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; }
.home-hero-actions { margin-top: 30px; }
.home-hero-trust { margin-top: 32px; }
.home-hero-visual { min-height: 530px; }
.home-hero-image,
.home-hero-note { display: none; }

.home-section-kicker { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.home-section-kicker span { width: 29px; height: 29px; }

.home-pathway { padding: 88px 0 96px; }
.home-pathway::after { top: 38px; font-size: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem); }
.home-pathway-heading { margin-bottom: 44px; }
.home-pathway-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.2vw, 4.5rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
.home-pathway-heading p { max-width: 420px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75; }
.home-pathway-step { min-height: 280px; padding: 23px; }
.home-pathway-step > i { margin: 31px 0 21px; font-size: 31px; }
.home-pathway-step h3 { font-size: 18px; }
.home-pathway-step p { font-size: 12px; }
.home-pathway-step:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); }

.home-about { padding: 96px 0 !important; background: var(--luxury-paper) !important; }
.home-about::before { top: 48px; font-size: 8rem; }
.home-about > .container > .row { min-height: 530px; }
.home-about .col-lg-5 { min-height: 530px; box-shadow: -18px 18px 0 var(--brand-mint); }
.home-about .col-lg-5::after { display: none; }
.home-about .home-about-visual {
  min-height: 530px;
  margin-left: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.home-about-photo {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 530px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 14px 0 0 14px;
}
.home-about-photo::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 28px 28px 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.2);
}
.home-about-photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px;
  left: -9px;
  width: 82px;
  height: 82px;
  background: var(--brand-mint);
  z-index: 0;
}
.home-about-photo img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 14px 0 0 14px;
  z-index: 1;
  width: calc(100% - 14px);
  height: calc(100% - 14px);
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 53% center;
  filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.02);
}
.home-about-photo figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  right: -35px;
  bottom: 32px;
  z-index: 2;
  min-width: 198px;
  padding: 18px 21px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brand-mint);
  background: var(--brand-navy);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0,0,61,.16);
}
.home-about-photo figcaption span,
.home-about-photo figcaption strong { display: block; }
.home-about-photo figcaption span { margin-bottom: 5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.home-about-photo figcaption strong { font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.home-about .icon-boxes { padding-left: clamp(35px, 6vw, 82px); }
.home-about h2 { margin: 14px 0 23px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.4vw, 4.7rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.home-about p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.home-about h5 { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; }
.home-about .icon-boxes > div > div:nth-of-type(1) { margin-top: 27px !important; padding-top: 17px !important; }
.home-about .icon-boxes > div > div:last-child { margin-top: 38px !important; }
.home-about .btn { padding: 13px 23px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .06em; }

.home-why { padding-bottom: 78px !important; }
.home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 560px; }
.home-why .icon-boxes { padding: 64px clamp(35px, 6vw, 86px) !important; }
.home-why .icon-boxes > h2 { max-width: 540px; margin: 10px 0 29px; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.2vw, 4.5rem); font-weight: 600; }
.home-why .icon-box { padding: 14px 0 !important; }
.home-why .icon-box .description { font-size: 13px; }
.home-why .icon-box img { width: 31px !important; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child { max-width: 980px; margin-top: -27px; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child > div:last-child > div { padding: 8px 20px !important; box-shadow: 11px 11px 0 var(--brand-mint) !important; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child img { max-width: 76px; }
.home-why > .container > .row:last-child h4 { font-size: 13px !important; }

.home-services { padding: 95px 0 !important; }
.home-services .section-title { max-width: 650px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
.home-services .section-title h2 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 4.8rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .95; }
.home-services .icon-box { min-height: 310px; padding: 29px !important; }
.home-services .icon-box > div { width: 68px; height: 68px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.home-services .icon-box img { width: 44px !important; }
.home-services .icon-box h4 { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 18px; }
.home-services .icon-box p { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.home-services .icon-box::after { width: 125px; height: 125px; border-width: 27px; }
.home-services .icon-box:hover { transform: translateY(-6px) !important; }

.home-course-finder { padding: 92px 0 !important; }
.home-course-finder::before { font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 8.5rem); }
.home-course-finder .section-title { padding-bottom: 28px; }
.home-course-finder .section-title h2 { max-width: 700px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.7vw, 4.8rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .98; }
.home-course-finder .form-control,
.home-course-finder .btn { min-height: 50px; font-size: 12px; }
.home-course-finder .container > .row { margin-top: 25px !important; }
.home-course-finder .search_by { min-height: 205px; }

.home-destinations { padding: 78px 0 !important; }
.home-destinations .container { gap: 45px; }
.home-destinations .section-title h2 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.2vw, 4.5rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .98; }
.home-destinations p { font-size: 13px; }
.home-destinations .slider { margin-top: 25px; padding: 18px; transform: rotate(-.65deg); }
.home-destinations .slider img { height: 82px; }

.home-universities { padding: 92px 0 105px !important; }
.home-universities::before { top: 50px; font-size: 8rem; }
.home-universities-heading h2 { max-width: 620px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 4.8rem) !important; font-weight: 600; line-height: .96; }
.home-universities-heading p { max-width: 430px; font-size: 13px; }
.home-university-media { height: 220px !important; }
.home-university-card:hover { box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--brand-mint) !important; transform: translate(-4px,-4px) !important; }

.home-testimonials { padding: 96px 0 !important; }
.home-testimonials::after { top: -55px; font-size: 21rem; }
.home-testimonials-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4vw, 4rem) !important; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1 !important; }
.home-testimonials-intro > p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
.home-testimonial-card { min-height: 345px; padding: 28px !important; }
.home-testimonial-card:hover { transform: rotate(-.5deg) translateY(-5px); }

.home-social { padding: 90px 0 !important; background: var(--luxury-paper); }
.home-social .section-title { padding-bottom: 28px; }
.home-social .section-title h2 { max-width: 670px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 4.6rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .98; }
.home-social .btn { padding: 10px 21px !important; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .07em; }

.home-articles { padding: 92px 0 !important; }
.home-articles .section-title h2 { max-width: 670px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 4.7rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: .97; }
.home-article-image { height: 295px !important; }
.home-article-card h4 { min-height: 78px; padding-top: 20px !important; font-size: 15px !important; }
.home-article-card:hover .home-article-image { transform: translateY(-5px); }

.home-contact { padding-bottom: 82px !important; }
.home-contact .mapouter,
.home-contact .gmap_canvas,
.home-contact .gmap_iframe { height: 420px !important; }
.home-contact .container > div { margin-top: -90px !important; }
.home-contact .container > div > .col-lg-10 { max-width: 960px; padding: 40px !important; box-shadow: 12px 12px 0 var(--brand-navy); }
.home-contact .section-title { padding-bottom: 15px; }
.home-contact .section-title h2 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.8rem); font-weight: 600; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  #hero.home-hero { min-height: auto; background-position: 74% center; }
  #hero.home-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.84), rgba(0,0,40,.56) 68%, rgba(0,0,40,.24)); }
  #hero.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 9vw, 5.4rem); }
  .home-hero-visual { display: none; }
  .home-about-photo figcaption { right: 18px; }
  .home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 470px; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  #hero.home-hero { padding-top: 55px; background-position: 82% center; }
  #hero.home-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.9), rgba(0,0,40,.68)); }
  #hero.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4.4rem); }
  .home-hero-copy { padding-bottom: 48px; }
  .home-pathway,
  .home-about,
  .home-services,
  .home-course-finder,
  .home-universities,
  .home-testimonials,
  .home-social,
  .home-articles { padding: 68px 0 !important; }
  .home-pathway-step { min-height: 245px; }
  .home-about .col-lg-5,
  .home-about .home-about-visual,
  .home-about-photo { min-height: 390px; }
  .home-about-photo { padding: 10px 0 0 10px; }
  .home-about-photo img { inset: 10px 0 0 10px; width: calc(100% - 10px); height: calc(100% - 10px); }
  .home-about-photo img { object-position: 52% center; }
  .home-about-photo::before { inset: 0 18px 18px 0; }
  .home-about-photo::after { width: 58px; height: 58px; }
  .home-about-photo figcaption { right: 8px; bottom: 20px; min-width: 175px; padding: 14px 17px; }
  .home-why > .container > .row:first-child > div:first-child { min-height: 370px; }
  .home-why .icon-boxes { padding: 52px 24px !important; }
  .home-services .icon-box { min-height: 280px; }
  .home-course-finder .search_by { min-height: 180px; }
  .home-contact .container > div > .col-lg-10 { padding: 27px 20px !important; box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--brand-navy); }
}

/* Course discovery links — code-built cards, no banner images. */
.home-course-finder .home-course-links {
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-top: 28px !important;
  row-gap: 14px;
}
.home-course-finder .home-course-links > div {
  overflow: visible;
  padding-inline: 7px;
}
.course-search-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 112px;
  height: 100%;
  grid-template-columns: 62px minmax(0, 1fr) 42px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 17px;
  padding: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.97);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 36px rgba(0,0,25,.22);
  transition: transform .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, box-shadow .28s ease;
}
.course-search-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -38px;
  bottom: -55px;
  width: 115px;
  height: 115px;
  border: 22px solid rgba(0,221,188,.11);
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: transform .35s ease;
}
.course-search-card__icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 62px;
  height: 62px;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--brand-mint);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 25px;
  transition: background .28s ease, color .28s ease, transform .28s ease;
}
.course-search-card__copy { display: flex; min-width: 0; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.15; }
.course-search-card__copy small {
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: #777789;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.course-search-card__copy strong {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-family: "Raleway", "Poppins", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 20px);
  font-weight: 650;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.course-search-card__arrow {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.16);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 17px;
  transition: background .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, transform .28s ease;
}
.course-search-card:hover,
.course-search-card:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--brand-mint);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--brand-mint), 0 18px 42px rgba(0,0,25,.28);
  transform: translate(-3px,-3px);
}
.course-search-card:hover::after,
.course-search-card:focus-visible::after { transform: scale(1.35); }
.course-search-card:hover .course-search-card__icon,
.course-search-card:focus-visible .course-search-card__icon {
  background: var(--brand-navy);
  color: var(--brand-mint);
  transform: rotate(-6deg);
}
.course-search-card:hover .course-search-card__arrow,
.course-search-card:focus-visible .course-search-card__arrow {
  border-color: var(--brand-navy);
  background: var(--brand-navy);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateX(4px);
}
.course-search-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(0,221,188,.42); outline-offset: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .course-search-card { min-height: 94px; grid-template-columns: 54px minmax(0, 1fr) 38px; gap: 14px; padding: 16px; }
  .course-search-card__icon { width: 54px; height: 54px; font-size: 22px; }
  .course-search-card__arrow { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
}

/* Clean, collision-free primary navigation. */
#topbar .topbar-shell {
  width: min(100%, 1600px);
  height: 100%;
  padding-inline: clamp(22px, 3vw, 52px);
}
#topbar .topbar-socials { flex: 0 0 auto; gap: 17px; }
#topbar .topbar-socials a,
#topbar .topbar-socials i {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--brand-mint);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
}
#topbar .topbar-details {
  min-width: 0;
  margin-left: 40px;
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.25vw, 38px);
}
#topbar .topbar-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.84);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
#topbar a.topbar-item:hover { color: var(--brand-mint); }
#topbar .topbar-item i {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--brand-mint);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1;
}

@media (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1399px) {
  #topbar .topbar-shell { padding-inline: 24px; }
  #topbar .topbar-details { margin-left: 24px; gap: 17px; }
  #topbar .topbar-item { font-size: 10px; }
  #topbar .topbar-address span { max-width: 440px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
}

#header .header-shell {
  width: min(100%, 1440px);
  padding-inline: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
}
#header .logo {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-right: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 40px) !important;
}
#header .logo a { display: block; line-height: 0; }
#header .logo img { width: auto; max-width: 94px; max-height: 42px; object-fit: contain; }
#header .navbar { margin-left: auto; }
#header .navbar > ul { gap: clamp(13px, 1.35vw, 24px); }
#header .navbar > ul > li { padding: 8px 0; }
#header .navbar > ul > li > a {
  position: relative;
  padding: 8px 0;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
#header .navbar > ul > li > a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 2px;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brand-mint);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
#header .navbar > ul > li > a:hover::after,
#header .navbar > ul > li > a.active::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}
#header.header-scrolled .navbar > ul > li > a,
#header.header-scrolled .navbar > ul > li > a:focus {
  color: var(--brand-navy);
}
#header.header-scrolled .navbar > ul > li > a.active,
#header.header-scrolled .navbar > ul > li > a.active:focus,
#header.header-scrolled .navbar > ul > li:hover > a {
  color: #008b77 !important;
}
#header .navbar > ul > li.dropdown > a::after { right: 17px; }
#header .appointment-btn {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-left: clamp(18px, 2vw, 30px);
  padding: 10px 18px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
}

@media (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1299px) {
  #header .header-shell { padding-inline: 22px; }
  #header .logo { margin-right: 20px !important; }
  #header .navbar > ul { gap: 12px; }
  #header .navbar > ul > li > a { font-size: 10px; }
  #header .appointment-btn { margin-left: 16px; padding-inline: 14px; }
}

/* Switch to the clean drawer before links become crowded on smaller laptops. */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  #topbar .topbar-shell { justify-content: center !important; }
  #topbar .topbar-details { display: none !important; }
  #header .navbar > ul { display: none; }
  #header .mobile-nav-toggle { display: block; }
  #header .navbar-mobile > ul { display: block; }
  #header .navbar-mobile > ul > li { padding: 0; }
  #header .navbar-mobile > ul > li > a {
    padding: 12px 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  #header .navbar-mobile > ul > li > a::after { display: none; }
  #header .appointment-btn { margin-left: 15px; }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  #header .header-shell { padding-inline: 16px; }
  #header .logo img { max-width: 76px; max-height: 34px; }
  #header .logo { margin-right: auto !important; }
  #header .appointment-btn { margin: 0 12px 0 0; padding: 8px 12px; font-size: 10px; }
}

/* Site-wide refined type scale — compact, quiet and premium. */
body {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

p,
li,
input,
select,
textarea,
button { font-size: 13px; }

main h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.7rem); }
main h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 3rem); }
main h3 { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.65vw, 1.35rem); }
main h4 { font-size: 1rem; }
main h5 { font-size: .9rem; }

.section-title h2,
.discovery-heading h2,
.universities-section-heading h2,
.blog-section h2,
.stories-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.08 !important;
  letter-spacing: -.04em !important;
}

.discovery-hero h1,
.stories-hero h1,
.blog-hero h1,
.universities-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  line-height: 1.05 !important;
}
.discovery-hero p,
.stories-hero p,
.blog-hero p,
.universities-hero p { font-size: 14px !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; }

.discovery-eyebrow,
.stories-eyebrow,
.blog-eyebrow,
.universities-eyebrow,
.home-section-kicker p { font-size: 9px !important; letter-spacing: .17em; }

/* Homepage headings keep distinction without oversized display type. */
#hero.home-hero h1 {
  max-width: 690px;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 5.15vw, 5.35rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
}
.home-hero-copy > p { font-size: 14px; }
.home-pathway-heading h2,
.home-about h2,
.home-why .icon-boxes > h2,
.home-services .section-title h2,
.home-course-finder .section-title h2,
.home-destinations .section-title h2,
.home-universities-heading h2,
.home-testimonials-intro h2,
.home-social .section-title h2,
.home-articles .section-title h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.65vw, 3.65rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  line-height: 1.02 !important;
  letter-spacing: -.05em !important;
}
.home-contact .section-title h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem) !important;
}

.home-pathway-step h3,
.home-services .icon-box h4,
.home-university-info h3,
.home-testimonial-card h3 { font-size: 16px !important; }

.home-pathway-step p,
.home-services .icon-box p,
.home-testimonial-card p,
.home-university-info span,
.home-article-card p { font-size: 11px !important; }

.home-about p,
.home-why .icon-box .description,
.home-universities-heading p,
.home-testimonials-intro > p,
.home-destinations p { font-size: 12px !important; }

.discovery-card h3,
.blog-card h3,
.story-card h3,
.stories-card h3,
.university-card h3 { font-size: 16px !important; }
.discovery-card p,
.blog-card p,
.story-card p,
.stories-card p,
.university-card p { font-size: 12px !important; }

#footer,
#footer p,
#footer li,
#footer a { font-size: 12px; }
#footer h4 { font-size: 14px !important; letter-spacing: .01em; }

#footer,
#footer .footer-top p,
#footer .footer-top a,
#footer .footer-top .footer-contact p,
#footer .footer-top .footer-contact strong,
#footer .footer-top .footer-links ul a,
#footer .copyright,
#footer .credits,
#footer .credits a {
  color: #fff !important;
  opacity: 1;
}
#footer .footer-top a:hover,
#footer .footer-top .footer-links ul a:hover,
#footer .credits a:hover { color: var(--brand-mint) !important; }
#footer .footer-links ul i { color: var(--brand-mint) !important; }

#footer .footer-contact-socials {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
#footer .footer-contact-socials a {
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.32);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff !important;
  font-size: 15px;
}
#footer .footer-contact-socials a:hover {
  border-color: var(--brand-mint);
  background: var(--brand-mint);
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
}
#footer .footer-bottom { gap: 24px; }
#footer .footer-bottom .credits { padding-top: 0; text-align: right; }
#footer .footer-bottom .credits a {
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-mint);
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  #footer .footer-contact-socials { justify-content: flex-start; }
  #footer .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; text-align: center; }
  #footer .footer-bottom .credits { text-align: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  body, p, li, input, select, textarea, button { font-size: 12px; }
  #hero.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 12vw, 3.65rem) !important; }
  .home-pathway-heading h2,
  .home-about h2,
  .home-why .icon-boxes > h2,
  .home-services .section-title h2,
  .home-course-finder .section-title h2,
  .home-destinations .section-title h2,
  .home-universities-heading h2,
  .home-testimonials-intro h2,
  .home-social .section-title h2,
  .home-articles .section-title h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 8.5vw, 2.7rem) !important;
  }
}

/* About page — generated editorial hero. */
.about-page-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 570px;
  margin-top: 112px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: var(--brand-navy);
  background-image: url('../img/about-hero-generated-v2.png');
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.about-page-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.45) 0%, rgba(0,0,40,.12) 43%, rgba(0,0,40,0) 68%);
}
.about-page-hero .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.about-page-hero__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--brand-mint) !important;
  font-size: 10px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.about-page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.6vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.about-page-hero__lead {
  max-width: 420px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.76) !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .about-page-hero { min-height: 510px; background-position: 58% center; }
  .about-page-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.7), rgba(0,0,40,.25) 65%, rgba(0,0,40,.08)); }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .about-page-hero { min-height: 465px; margin-top: 100px; background-position: 61% center; }
  .about-page-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,40,.78), rgba(0,0,40,.36)); }
  .about-page-hero h1 { max-width: 340px; font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 11vw, 3.1rem); }
  .about-page-hero__lead { max-width: 290px; }
}

/* Student Services — compact quality-services grid. */
.quality-services {
  position: relative;
  padding: 90px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f8f7f3;
}
.quality-services::before {
  content: "SERVICES";
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: -18px;
  color: rgba(0,0,61,.035);
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
}
.quality-services .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.quality-services-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(260px, .7fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
  padding-bottom: 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.14);
}
.quality-services-heading > span {
  color: #008b77;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.quality-services-heading h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.03;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}
.quality-services-heading p { margin: 0; color: #696978; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.quality-services .services-grid { row-gap: 24px; }
.quality-services .card {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 330px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.12);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: transform .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, box-shadow .28s ease;
}
.quality-services .card:hover {
  border-color: var(--brand-mint);
  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--brand-mint);
  transform: translate(-3px,-3px);
}
.quality-services .contentcard {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 26px 24px 23px;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none !important;
  transform-style: flat;
}
.quality-services .card:hover .contentcard { transform: none !important; }
.quality-services .front,
.quality-services .back {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  justify-content: flex-start !important;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  text-align: left !important;
  backface-visibility: visible;
}
.quality-services .front,
.quality-services .back { display: contents; }
.quality-services .back { transform: none; }
.quality-services .front img {
  order: 1;
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px !important;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding: 10px !important;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(0,221,188,.1);
}
.quality-services .front h4 {
  order: 2;
  min-height: 40px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  font-weight: 650 !important;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
  text-transform: none !important;
}
.quality-services .back p {
  order: 3;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding: 0 !important;
  color: #6b6b79 !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.quality-services .front .btn {
  order: 4;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0 0 4px !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-navy) !important;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent !important;
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
  font-size: 9px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.quality-services .front .btn:hover { border-color: #008b77 !important; color: #008b77 !important; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .quality-services-heading { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }
  .quality-services-heading p { grid-column: 2; }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .quality-services { padding: 68px 0; }
  .quality-services-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .quality-services-heading h2 { margin: 10px 0 14px; font-size: 2rem !important; }
  .quality-services .card { min-height: 300px; }
}

/* Student Services — Why choose us. */
.services-why {
  padding: 88px 0;
  background: #fff;
}
.services-section-heading {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-bottom: 38px;
}
.services-section-heading > span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #008b77;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.services-section-heading h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}
.services-section-heading > p { max-width: 500px; margin: 15px 0 0; color: #6b6b79; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.services-why-grid { row-gap: 20px; }
.services-why .card {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 275px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.12);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: background .28s ease, transform .28s ease;
}
.services-why .contentcard {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 25px;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none !important;
}
.services-why .card:hover .contentcard { transform: none !important; }
.services-why .front,
.services-why .back { display: contents; }
.services-why .front img {
  order: 1;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px !important;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  padding: 9px !important;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(0,221,188,.11);
}
.services-why .front h6 {
  order: 2;
  margin: 0 0 12px !important;
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.services-why .back p {
  order: 3;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding: 0 !important;
  color: #6b6b79 !important;
  font-size: 11px !important;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.services-why .front .btn {
  order: 4;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0 0 4px !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-navy) !important;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent !important;
  color: var(--brand-navy) !important;
  font-size: 9px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.services-why .card:hover { background: var(--brand-navy); transform: translateY(-5px); }
.services-why .card:hover h6,
.services-why .card:hover .btn { color: #fff !important; border-color: var(--brand-mint) !important; }
.services-why .card:hover .back p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68) !important; }
.services-why .card:hover .front img { background: var(--brand-mint); }

.services-why .services-section-heading {
  display: grid;
  max-width: none;
  grid-template-columns: 170px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.12);
}
.services-why .services-section-heading > span { margin: 0 0 5px; }
.services-why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(0,0,61,.13);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.13);
}
.services-why-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 205px;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 70px minmax(0, 1fr) 34px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 30px;
  background: #fff;
  transition: background .3s ease, color .3s ease;
}
.services-why-number {
  align-self: start;
  color: #92929e;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.services-why-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(0,221,188,.1);
}
.services-why-icon img { width: 44px; height: 44px; object-fit: contain; }
.services-why-copy h3 {
  margin: 0 0 9px;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px !important;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.services-why-copy p { max-width: 380px; margin: 0; color: #6b6b79; font-size: 11px !important; line-height: 1.7; }
.services-why-card > a {
  display: grid;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,61,.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 13px;
  transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.services-why-card:hover { background: var(--brand-navy); }
.services-why-card:hover .services-why-number { color: var(--brand-mint); }
.services-why-card:hover .services-why-icon { background: var(--brand-mint); }
.services-why-card:hover h3 { color: #fff; }
.services-why-card:hover p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); }
.services-why-card:hover > a { border-color: var(--brand-mint); background: var(--brand-mint); color: var(--brand-navy); transform: rotate(45deg); }

/* Student Services — admission team. */
.admission-team {
  position: relative;
  padding: 92px 0 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--brand-navy);
}
.admission-team::before {
  content: "A+";
  position: absolute;
  right: -25px;
  bottom: -100px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.035);
  font-size: 24rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}
.admission-team .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.admission-team .services-section-heading > span { color: var(--brand-mint); }
.admission-team .services-section-heading h2 { color: #fff; }
.admission-team .services-section-heading > p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.admission-team .row { justify-content: center; row-gap: 24px; }
.admission-team-card {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 14px 14px 25px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.055);
  transition: transform .28s ease, border-color .28s ease;
}
.admission-team-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  height: calc(100% - 92px);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(0,221,188,.16), rgba(255,255,255,.035));
}
.admission-team-card img {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 330px;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center bottom;
  filter: saturate(.82);
}
.admission-team-card h4 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 8px 5px;
  color: #fff !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.admission-team-card span {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 8px;
  color: var(--brand-mint) !important;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.admission-team-card:hover { border-color: var(--brand-mint); transform: translateY(-6px); }

/* Student Services — final CTA. */
.services-cta {
  padding: 90px 0;
  background: #f8f7f3;
}
.services-cta-inner {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 330px;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 45px;
  padding: 52px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: var(--brand-navy);
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,61,.96), rgba(0,0,61,.76) 56%, rgba(0,0,61,.38)), url('../img/service-bg3.png');
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.services-cta-inner::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -80px;
  right: -60px;
  width: 250px;
  height: 250px;
  border: 42px solid rgba(0,221,188,.18);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.services-cta-copy,
.services-cta-button { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.services-cta-copy { max-width: 650px; }
.services-cta-copy > span { color: var(--brand-mint); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.services-cta-copy h2 { margin: 13px 0 14px; color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem) !important; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.services-cta-copy p { max-width: 510px; margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.services-cta-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 15px 20px;
  background: var(--brand-mint);
  color: var(--brand-navy);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .025em;
}
.services-cta-button:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--brand-navy); transform: translateY(-3px); }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .services-why-card { grid-template-columns: 35px 58px minmax(0, 1fr) 32px; gap: 16px; padding: 24px; }
  .services-why-icon { width: 54px; height: 54px; }
  .services-why-icon img { width: 38px; height: 38px; }
  .admission-team-card img { height: 290px; }
  .services-cta-inner { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; min-height: 310px; padding: 42px; }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .services-why, .admission-team, .services-cta { padding: 68px 0; }
  .services-section-heading { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .services-section-heading h2 { font-size: 2rem !important; }
  .services-why .services-section-heading { display: block; }
  .services-why .services-section-heading > span { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .services-why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .services-why-card { min-height: 190px; grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(0, 1fr) 30px; gap: 15px; padding: 22px 18px; }
  .services-why-number { display: none; }
  .services-why-copy h3 { font-size: 15px !important; }
  .services-why .card { min-height: 245px; }
  .admission-team-card img { height: 270px; }
  .services-cta-inner { min-height: 0; padding: 34px 25px; }
  .services-cta-copy h2 { font-size: 2rem !important; }
  .services-cta-button { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }
}