Galileo Global Education runs a network of 65 specialised schools and universities in 20 countries, educating over 300,000 students in creative arts, business, technology and health.
Galileo Global Education is a private higher-education group and Europe's largest for-profit provider in the sector. Founded in 2012, the company operates a network of 65 specialised schools and universities across 20 countries, serving more than 300,000 students. Its institutions cover the creative arts, business, technology and health disciplines, with programmes designed around the demands of the global labour market.
The group's model is to preserve the identity of each school while pooling the resources and scale of the wider organisation. Member institutions include Regent's University London, Istituto Marangoni, focused on fashion, art and design, emlyon business school, and European University Cyprus. Galileo expanded its network through the acquisition of the Studialis education group in 2016.
The company was founded with backing from the American private-equity fund Providence Equity; ownership passed in 2020 to the Bettencourt Meyers family and Bpifrance. Galileo Global Education states its core convictions as academic quality, employability, innovation, student experience, mental health and environmental impact. Headquarters operations span Europe, with a presence in the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Cyprus among its 20 countries of operation.
