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Sommet Education to double its global footprint with the acquisition of the Invictus Education Group, a leading private education and training operator in South Africa
Sommet Education continues to consolidate its position as the leading network in hospitality education. After the acquisition of École Ducasse in 2019, the acquisition of the Invictus Education Group represents a new step forward for Sommet Education which is doubling its worldwide footprint bringing the number of its campuses worldwide from nine currently to seventeen and from 6,000 to 9,000 students. Sommet Education's strategy leverages on expansion to support its growth through various types of opportunities, from acquisitions of local and regional hospitality education brands to investment in adjacent business lines or asset-light models.
On the occasion of the signing, Sommet Education CEO Benoît- Etienne Domenget commented:
Together, Sommet Education and Invictus Education plan to develop additional campuses for the International Hotel School and one additional SAE Institute campus in South Africa . The first project under construction will be located in Benoni, South Africa and is due to open in July this year. It will be followed in 2022 by other campuses in South Africa : Nelspruit, Potchefstroom, Port Elisabeth, and Pretoria .
Mike Lambert , Invictus Founder and CEO says: "
In addition to these expansion plans, the two partners are looking to implement synergies in four key areas:
- curriculum building and faculty expertise to support the expansion of Invictus Bachelor's Degree on which Glion Institute of Higher Education and Les Roches have built their reputation;
- further development of Culinary and Pastry Arts portfolio of programs relying on the know-how of École Ducasse;
- Invictus bringing its knowledge and experience of B2B training, development and business consulting from Summit;
- both partners will work together and share their knowledge, experience and vision on the on-line education programs and platforms.
Ambitious developments are also targeted for Africa , with a first campus opening in
Kenya already scheduled for 2023.
Sommet Education is the only education group with two top four globally ranked hospitality business schools, Glion Institute of Higher Education and Les Roches , recently respectively elected second and third in the world by employers. Together with culinary and pastry arts school, École Ducasse, the Group operates nine campuses in five countries ( Switzerland , France , Spain , UK and China ) as well as state-of-the-art remote learning platforms.
On its hand, Invictus Education is a leading private education network in South Africa . It is a diversified company within the field of Hospitality Education and Training that comprises of the following four brands and a network of 8 Campuses, 3 Regional Offices, and 1 Support Office within the country:
www.invictuseducation.co.za
Anouck Weiss - VP Communication Sommet Education Group, E: media@sommet-education.com
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