Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a German multinational corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world’s largest mass media companies and also active in the service sector and education. Bertelsmann was founded as a publishing house by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835. After World War II, Bertelsmann, under the leadership of Reinhard Mohn, went from being a medium-sized enterprise to a major conglomerate, offering not only books but also television, radio, magazines and business services. Bertelsmann is an unlisted and capital market-oriented company, which remains primarily controlled by the Mohn family. Since 2016, major divisions of Bertelsmann are RTL Group, Penguin Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato, Bertelsmann Printing Group, Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments.

Bertelsmann stands for a combination of creativity and entrepreneurship that empowers the creation of first-rate media, communications and service offerings to inspire people around the world and to provide innovative solutions for customers. Bertelsmann’s supply of capital will support innovative graduate and professional health and human sciences programs that are making a positive impact.

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