The higher education group, accused of overcrowding its classes to “generate profit”, summoned by the government

The Ministers of Education and Higher Education, Elisabeth Borne and Philippe Baptiste, summoned the president of the higher education group Galileo, target of a journalistic investigation accusing him, among other things, of maximizing his profits by overcrowding the classes.

Marc-François Mignot Mahon, president of Galileo Global Education, was summoned to “Coming to the ministry explain themselves as soon as possible on the serious allegations which is the subject of the group he directs”According to a declaration by Mr. Baptiste addressed to the Agency France-Presse (AFP) Thursday, March 6.

“Welcoming too many students, reducing educational costs to the sole reason to generate profit is, in fact, compromising the quality of education, not to offer the same conditions of success to young people”he adds, recalling that “The regulation of private higher education is (In) priority “.

An overwhelming book for Galileo

“I wish to clarify the environment of private higher education in France and work with Parliament to make the legislative changes which are necessary in order to strengthen the obligations which are imposed on the private sector, in terms of the quality of training and educational evaluation”assures the minister.

Galileo presents himself as the “World leader in independent higher education” With, according to its 2023-2024 report, 300,000 students in 63 establishments-including the theater schools Cours Florent, the ESG business or Peninghen business schools. These schools are located in 19 countries, but for almost half in France.

The group did not immediately respond to AFP’s requests for comments.

In a book published on Wednesday, The cubeThe journalist Claire Marchal, based on numerous testimonies of students, denounces the overload of classes, dilapidated buildings, not up to height and very high prices for the training of an opaque group and which has already been the subject of the same in recent years.

Claire Marchal describes a private higher education system “Drifting” While it is largely fueled by state aid for learning and training.