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Study Group is a global company that prepares international students for university degree programmes, teaches high school education, and teaches English language courses. Study Group owns and operates colleges and also partners with more than 50 universities across the UK, Europe, North America and Australasia. In 2014, Study Group enrolled more than 63,000 students from 170 countries. The company's trading names include Embassy (formerly named Embassy CES), Bellerbys College in the UK and Martin College in Australia. Study Group also operates International Study Centres within UK, European, US, Canadian and Australian universities. It has offices in London and Brighton, England, New York City, USA and Sydney, Australia and also operates in Canada and New Zealand, China and Singapore.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Study Group )〕 ==History== The company dates the origin of Study Group from the Embassy language school in Hastings, England, acquired by businessmen Andrew Colin and Duncan Greenland in 1989. A second language school was opened in Hove shortly after. Colin had previously acquired Bellerbys College, a sixth-form college for international students, and in 1994 the company British Study Group was formed incorporating the two businesses. In 1996, 40% of the business was acquired by the Daily Mail Group,〔(Daily Mail Group Press release ) Preliminary unaudited consolidated results from Thursday 10 December 1998; mentions Study Group becoming a subsidiary.〕 becoming Study Group International and expanding into the US and Australia.〔(Another Daily Mail Group press release ) Preliminary unaudited consolidated results from Thursday 11 December 1997; mentions expansion into US and Australia.〕〔(Special Report: The Evolution of ELC ) from Language Travel Magazine. See paragraph headed 'Study Group' for details of acquisition strategy.〕 Later, in 1999, the Daily Mail Group became the 100% owner of Study Group, paying an estimated UK£44 million.〔(Language Travel Magazine ) Special Report: Industry Entrepreneurs, June 2007, paragraph titled 'Alternative angles and corporate investment'〕 As well as expanding the UK and Australian operations, Study Group acquired the Center for English Studies (CES) chain of language schools in the USA and Canada,〔 adding Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver to their fold. Embassy became Embassy CES, and then Embassy English. In 2006 Study Group was acquired by Australian private equity company Champ, having been sold by Daily Mail Group for A$176.4 million.〔(Champ website - portfolio page )〕〔(Press release ) from international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, advisors on the sale.〕 In 2007, the Brighton school and UK head office moved to purpose-built premises in the New England Quarter, next to Brighton station,〔(Embassy website Brighton location ) Embassy Brighton〕〔(Study Group.com corporate website ) New Brighton Study Centre Ahead of Schedule.〕〔(New England Quarter official site ) Short description of the Quarter's commercial uses.〕 costing an estimated UK£28 million.〔(Language Travel Magazine ) New Buildings for British ELT〕 On July 1, 2010, Providence Equity Partners took ownership of Study Group for $660 million Australian dollars. Study Group Australia partnered with SpotJobs, an online employment website, in 2013 to deliver education and training to qualified users. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Study Group International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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