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[[Hult International Business School]], named for Bertil Hult, is affiliated with EF.<ref>[http://www.ef.com/master/about_ef/press/media.asp Company Fact Sheet], EF website, accessed 5 July 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14530426 Which MBA? Profiles: Hult International Business School], ''The Economist''</ref><ref>[http://www.hult.edu/news/press/JoinsPrestigious%20.html Hult International Business School joins prestigious Financial Times Top 100 world's best global business schools], Hult International Business School press release, January 26, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.ixl-center.com/pr_20090629_grailalp.html GRAIL RESEARCH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL ACTION LEARNING PROJECT], IXL Center press release, June 29, 2009</ref>
[[Hult International Business School]], named for Bertil Hult, is affiliated with EF.<ref>[http://www.ef.com/master/about_ef/press/media.asp Company Fact Sheet], EF website, accessed 5 July 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14530426 Which MBA? Profiles: Hult International Business School], ''The Economist''</ref><ref>[http://www.hult.edu/news/press/JoinsPrestigious%20.html Hult International Business School joins prestigious Financial Times Top 100 world's best global business schools], Hult International Business School press release, January 26, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.ixl-center.com/pr_20090629_grailalp.html GRAIL RESEARCH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL ACTION LEARNING PROJECT], IXL Center press release, June 29, 2009</ref>

==Related Companies and Organizations==
* [[EF Englishtown]]
* [[Hult International Business School]]
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:40, 22 November 2010

EF Education First
Company typePrivate
Founded1965
FounderBertil Hult
HeadquartersLucerne
Number of employees
29,000[1]
WebsiteEF.com

EF Education First (abbreviated as EF) is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs and cultural exchange.

EF is the largest private education institution in the world, represented in 100 countries and subcontracting 23,000 language teachers. The company administration employs 4000 people.[1] EF was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult[2], in the Swedish university town of Lund under the name Europeiska Ferieskolan (European Holiday School). The company is privately-held by the Hult family[3]. Its headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland.[4]

Hult International Business School, named for Bertil Hult, is affiliated with EF.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "EF Education: Das verzweigte Imperium". Bilanz 10/2006 (in German). 23 May 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://members.forbes.com/global/2001/0319/034.html
  3. ^ http://www.affarsvarlden.se/hem/nyheter/article689494.ece?service=print
  4. ^ "Bertil Hult: Der schweigsame Sprachlehrer". Bilanz 10/2006 (in German). 23 May 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Company Fact Sheet, EF website, accessed 5 July 2010
  6. ^ Which MBA? Profiles: Hult International Business School, The Economist
  7. ^ Hult International Business School joins prestigious Financial Times Top 100 world's best global business schools, Hult International Business School press release, January 26, 2009
  8. ^ GRAIL RESEARCH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL ACTION LEARNING PROJECT, IXL Center press release, June 29, 2009