Vittra Utbildning AB (Vittra Education) is a Swedish education company that operates schools. The company runs 27 schools in Sweden and other schools in Norway, Denmark, Latvia, and Estonia.[1] In Stockholm, the company owns the largest independent school in Sweden.[2] The children have individual curricula designed for their needs and skills.[1]

Ownership

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The company was established after the Swedish educational reforms in 1992. It is owned by Bure Equity.[1] The founder and first CEO was Stig Johansson.[2] The current CEO is Fredrik Mattsson.[3]

Vittra bought the Swedish company Proteam, which operated three high schools, in May 2007.[4] By 2009, nearly 9000 students were being educated in Vittra's schools.[5] Since 2008, Vittra is owned by the Academedia group, the largest private school operator in Sweden.[6]

The Vittra Telefonplan school has received several awards for its physical design.[7] The design was developed by Rosan Bosch Studio in 2011, who also did designs for the Bortorp and Södermalm group schools.[8]

Other

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The Vittra school at Telefonplan, Stockholm, is international known for its learning environments created by Rosan Bosch Studio.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Embracing private schools", The Washington Times, August 11, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Stockholm får ett nytt höjdarplugg". Aftonbladet. 1 October 1999. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Vitrolife: Notice to Attend the Annual General Meeting". Goliath. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Bure Equity AB acquires Swedish independent high schools operator Proteam", Nordic Business Report, May 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "Friskolejätten Vittra vill etablera sig i kommunen". Jnytt.se. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Om Vittra".
  7. ^ "Arquitectura para aprender". Kronos Living (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Las escuelas más innovadoras del mundo no tienen aulas ni pizarras". abc (in Spanish). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. ^ Weller, Chris. "Kids at this Swedish school learn on mountains, in caves, and at watering holes". Business Insider.
  10. ^ Cheshire, Tom. "Inside Sweden's school for a digital generation". Wired.
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