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Shaping Learning in the 21st Century

10,090Employees
€ 924 millionRevenues
€ 347 millionOperating EBITDA adjusted

Bertelsmann Education Group

Bertelsmann Education Group comprises Bertelsmann’s education activities. The group’s companies focus on the healthcare and education sectors, in particular education and training, and deliver innovative ways of teaching and learning as well as performance management solutions for students, professionals and organizations. The companies include Brazil’s leading university group for medical education and training, Afya, the US continuing education and workforce management solution provider Relias, and the professional practice-oriented Alliant University. The Bertelsmann Education Group is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

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Afya

Afya is the leading provider of medical education and training in Brazil. Its offering is aimed at medical students and doctors who are continuing their education and who use Afya’s digital solutions, e.g. for practice management and telehealth, in their everyday clinical practice. Listed on Nasdaq in New York since 2019, the company has operations in 18 states as well as the Federal District of the South American country. The number of medical students has increased more than six-fold since 2017 to 16,000. The company currently works with more than 1,000 partner hospitals.

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Relias

With over 4.5 million users and more than 11,000 customers, Relias is the leading provider of online training, mandatory and specialized upskilling, and professional development for healthcare professionals in the US. Using knowledge assessments, modern learning modalities, engaging content, and a best-in-class learning management platform, Relias delivers training that ensures compliance, supports professional accreditation, and improves clinical performance.

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Alliant University

Specializing in psychology and education, Alliant University trains students for professional and leadership careers in the health and human sciences. For more than 110 years, Alliant University has kept expanding its curriculum to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world in fields such as medical training and nursing, psychology, and teacher education and certification. Nearly half of all its students now use Alliant University’s online offerings. In March, the university received reaccreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission for another eight years – a testament to the high quality of its degree programs.

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