Galileo Global Education

What Galileo Global Education does

Galileo Global Education is a privately held for-profit higher education group headquartered in Paris, operating 65 schools and universities across 20 countries with over 110 campuses and approximately 300,000 enrolled students. Its portfolio spans four sector verticals — Business and Management, Arts and Creative Industries, Digital and Technology, and Health — delivered through three modalities: on-campus, hybrid, and fully online. The group is composed primarily of wholly-owned subsidiary institutions including Istituto Marangoni, emlyon business school, Regent's University London, NABA, Domus Academy, Cours Florent, ESG, HETIC, and the Institut Culinaire de France, together with Studi, a dedicated 100% online platform offering more than 300 programs from CAP to Bac+5 to roughly 59,000 learners.

The business model is tuition-driven across a B2C student base, with individual schools setting their own fees and the corporate entity (Galileo Global Education Corporate Services, a French SAS with €5 million share capital) providing group-level infrastructure, shared services, and an internal AI and digital transformation program for its 52,000 collaborators and teachers. Distribution is predominantly direct through campus-based admissions teams, open days, high-school events, and educational fairs, supplemented by digital self-serve enrollment for Studi and hybrid programs. The technology stack disclosed is conventional web infrastructure (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Webflow), and no proprietary learning platform, API ecosystem, or AI-native product was identified.

Strategically, the group pursues a roll-up and platform-integration model: it acquires and operates independent schools while building cross-institutional assets such as the new Le Delta campus in Paris (20,000 m², 3,600 students, opened September 2025) and Studi as a centralized online channel. Governance rests with President Marc-François Mignot Mahon; the group is privately held with no disclosed private equity sponsor, public listing, or revenue figure in the source material.

Name

Galileo Global Education

Legal name

Galileo Global Education Corporate Services

Website

https://ggeedu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Galileo Global Education is a privately held Paris-based higher education group operating 65 schools and universities across 20 countries, serving approximately 300,000 students in business, arts, digital, and health programs delivered on-campus, hybrid, and online.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animation, Game Art & Digital Arts Colleges (EDAHAJAI), Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC), Online/Distance Education Quality & Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAK)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Private university network
• Arts and design education
• Business school programs
• Online learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and educational services: Galileo Global Education generates revenue through tuition fees across its 65 schools and universities offering on-campus, hybrid, and fully online learning models. The group provides educational programs across Business and Management, Arts and Creative Industries, Digital and Technology, and Health sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Galileo Global Education operates a network of 65 schools and universities across 20 countries delivering higher education programs in Arts & Creative Industries, Business & Management, Digital & Technology, and Health. Programs are delivered in three formats (on-campus, hybrid, and fully online) to approximately 300,000 students, with brand entities including emlyon, Istituto Marangoni, NABA, Regent's University London, and the Studi online platform. Revenue is generated primarily through tuition fees and educational services.

Product overview

Galileo Global Education operates as a comprehensive higher education network offering a multi-format educational ecosystem. The portfolio consists of the core Galileo network (65 schools/universities across 20 countries) providing on-campus, hybrid, and fully online learning models, supplemented by Studi (the 100% online learning platform with 300+ programs and 59,000 learners), and Regent's University London (traditional campus-based university). The group is organized across four main sectors: Arts & Creative Industries, Business & Management, Digital & Tech, and Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Studi: Online education platform with over 300 programs from CAP to Bac+5, serving 59,000 learners
• ESG
• HETIC
• Institut Culinaire de France

Products and services

• Galileo Global Education Network A global higher-education group offering degree programs across Arts & Creative Industries, Business & Management, Digital & Technology, and Health, delivered through 65 schools and universities in 20 countries serving 300,000 students.
• Studi Fully online education platform offering 300+ training programs from CAP to Bac+5 across 17 fields (marketing, HR, web development, commerce, design, accounting, legal studies), serving 59,000 learners.
• Regent's University London London-based multidisciplinary private university offering degrees with a focus on transformative learning experiences and personal development, serving 2,500 students.
• On-campus Learning Programs Traditional face-to-face educational delivery at 110+ physical campuses worldwide, hosting programs across all four Galileo sectors.
• Hybrid Learning Programs Blended learning programs combining in-person and remote instruction, with courses potentially recorded and broadcast to remote students across the Galileo network.
• Fully Online Learning Programs Completely remote educational programs enabling students to pursue studies entirely online, including through the Studi 100% online education platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300,000 students educated across the network
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• IDP Education: IDP is an Australia-headquartered international student placement and English-testing company. It is comparable as a peer enabling international higher education mobility, though it does not operate its own schools.

Direct peers

• Kaplan International: Kaplan's international division delivers English-language, university-preparation and degree programs across multiple countries. Comparable to Galileo in multi-country for-profit higher education delivery and international student services.
• Study Group: Study Group operates international education programs and pathway partnerships with universities across multiple regions. Comparable to Galileo in cross-border education delivery and international student recruitment.
• Navitas: Navitas runs pathway programs and international student recruitment partnerships with universities worldwide. It is directly comparable in serving international higher education students through multi-country operations and B2B partnerships with universities.
• INTO University Partnerships: INTO partners with universities globally to deliver pathway and international student programs. It is directly comparable to Galileo in monetizing international higher education through multi-campus and multi-country delivery.
• Global University Systems (GUS): GUS operates a comparable network of for-profit higher education institutions across multiple countries (including UK, Germany, US, Canada). It is the closest direct peer to Galileo in scale and multi-jurisdiction for-profit higher education model.
• Laureate Education: Laureate is one of the world's largest international networks of for-profit universities, serving 1M+ students across Latin America and other regions. It is directly comparable to Galileo as a globally distributed, tuition-driven, multi-brand higher education platform.

Broad incumbents

• Adtalem Global Education: Adtalem is a large US-listed for-profit education company operating across medical, veterinary and professional education. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Galileo in the for-profit higher education space though more focused on regulated professional programs.
• Strategic Education / Strayer University: Strategic Education operates Strayer University and Capella University, large US for-profit postsecondary institutions. Comparable to Galileo as a publicly listed for-profit higher education operator, though US-centric rather than multi-country.

Emerging players

• 2U: 2U provides online degree programs in partnership with universities. Comparable to Studi (Galileo subsidiary) in online higher education, though 2U is a platform-only model versus Galileo's owned-schools-and-online hybrid.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galileo-global-education
• Xx.com/ggeedu
• Facebookfacebook.com/ggeedu

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries49 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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