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Bertelsmann Education Group
Shaping Learning in the 21st Century
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Press Release | Cary/New York/Gütersloh, 04/06/2017

Bertelsmann Expands Education Activities with Takeover in the U.S.

Press Release | Berlin, 11/28/2016

Google and Bertelsmann Launch large-scale Online Education Initiatives with Udacity

Press Release | Cary/New York/Gütersloh, 10/12/2016

Bertelsmann Expands Educational Activities Through Acquisitions

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The Bertelsmann Education Group comprises Bertelsmann’s educational activities. With digital education and service offerings focused in the health and technology sectors, the group has set out to shape learning in the 21st century. Within these sectors, the Bertelsmann Education Group works to create systems for lifelong learning, where the content taught is specifically tailored to the real-life needs of employers (Education to Employment). This benefits both learners and businesses.

The education providers Relias Learning and Udacity, and the online education services provider HotChalk form the core of the education businesses. All businesses fulfill Bertelsmann’s strategic investment criteria: good growth prospects, global reach, a proven digital business model, scalability, and low susceptibility to economic cycles.

E-Learning

Relias Learning

With the complete takeover of the U.S. education provider Relias Learning in October 2014, its biggest direct investment in education to date, Bertelsmann took a significant acquisitive step in expanding its education business. Relias is the leading provider of online training and compliance in the U.S. healthcare sector; the business benefits of the three global megatrends education, health and digitization. The use of high-quality, interactive content makes Relias program so effective in disseminating digital teaching materials.

Udacity

Udacity is regarded as Silicon Valley’s own university and is one of the world’s most innovative providers of online training. The Bertelsmann Education Group is its largest strategic investor. Founded by former Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun in 2011, the company partners with leading tech companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.com to develop online training courses. Students can systematically prepare for jobs in the tech sector by acquiring job-specific certifications (“nanodegrees”).

Online Services

HotChalk

Since 2015, the Bertelsmann Education Group has been the largest shareholder in HotChalk, a leading online education services provider in the U.S. HotChalk supports universities in successfully running online degree programs. For instance, the company works with the universities to author curriculum content, and assists with marketing activities and student recruitment. The focus is on online master's and doctoral programs at various not-for-profit universities.

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