About EF Education

EF Foundation is part of the EF Education family, which was founded in Sweden in 1965 with the mission of breaking down barriers of language, culture and geography.

Today, EF Education is the world’s largest private education company, with a group of 14 subsidiaries and nonprofit organizations centered around language learning, educational travel, cultural exchange and academic programs.

EF has over 26,000 employees, teachers and volunteers, with offices and schools in 51 countries. Over the past four decades, EF's educational programs have helped over 3 million people of all nationalities become citizens of the world.

Here’s an overview of the different programs offered by EF Education worldwide:

Cultural Exchange Programs

EF Foundation supports students traveling to the US and other destinations as part of their EF High School Year program. Students aged between 14 and 18 years spend an academic semester or living with a host family and attending a local high school.

Young adults aged between 18 and 26 years can spend a year in the United States providing live-in child care on the Cultural Care Au Pair program.

Learn a Language Abroad Programs

EF Education offers international students of all ages several options to learn English in a fun and culturally enriching way.

EF Language Travel: Escorted language learning trips and summer camps abroad for students aged between 6 and 14 years.

EF International Language Schools: Intensive language courses at one of EF’s over 40 schools abroad for students aged 16 years and over.

EF Academic Programs

EF offers a number of possibilities for those who seek complete fluency in a foreign language combining language learning with academic studies:

EF Academic Year Abroad: A nine-month study abroad program combining language and academic studies for young adults (ages 17-28)

EF Multi-Language Year: Spend nine months abroad studying two or three languages, while experiencing up to three of the world’s greatest cities (ages 16+)

EF Master English Programs: Long-term, career-focused English studies where students can choose from four specialized areas: business, information technology, hotel & tourism or media & art (ages 18-28)

EF Brittin College: University preparation and placement programs for international students who wish to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees abroad. (ages 18+)

EF Degree Programs

EF also caters to young professionals who wish to enhance their academic qualifications by enrolling on a one-year MBA program offered by Hult International Business School in Boston.

EF Corporate Programs

Foreign language knowledge is a key asset in the competitive world of business. EF Corporate Language Training offers customized individual or group language training for professionals in-company, online or abroad.

Local Language Schools

Students of all ages can study English at their local school with EF English First.

EF Online

EF also runs Englishtown, the world’s largest online English language community offering courses at all levels.

Educational Travel Programs

The classroom goes on holiday with EF’s escorted tours to the best historic, cultural and natural sites in the world. Educators can incorporate international travel into their lesson plans with EF Educational Tours.

College professors and faculty members can complement academic courses by leading students on all-inclusive, short-term study abroad tours with EF College Study Tours.

EF Smithsonian brings US history, politics, literature and art to life with fully escorted tours around America, wh