{"id":58484,"date":"2021-06-24T17:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/academia-group.ch\/about-us-2\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:35:43","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academia-group.ch\/en\/about-us\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.1;\">Our story<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Over the course of its history, Academia, which was founded in Basel in 2005, has grown from a Basel-based language school to one of the largest private education providers in Switzerland. Every year, we are supporting around 12,000 students in over 20 locations as they strive to achieve their educational goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-container \" id=>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">.fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-date, .fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-date time, .fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-aside .fea-timeline-post-item:before, .fea-timelinev1-1 article.fea-timeline-row:before, .fea-timelinev1-1 article.fea-timeline-row:after, .fea-timelinev1-1:after, .fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-aside .fea-timeline-post-item .fea-timeline-post-icon .fea-timeline-icon {\n\t\t\tbackground:#3d7ec1;\n\t\t}.fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-aside .fea-timeline-post-item .fea-timeline-post-icon .fea-timeline-icon{\n\t\t\tcolor:#ffffff;\n\t\t}.fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-post-description .title{\n\t\t\tcolor:#ffffff;\n\t\t}.fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-aside .fea-timeline-post-item .caption{\n\t\t\tcolor:#3d7ec1;\n\t\t}.fea-timelinev1-1 .fea-timeline-row .fea-timeline-aside .fea-timeline-post-item .fea-timeline-post-description p{\n\t\t\tcolor:#4f4f4f;\n\t\t}<\/style>\n\t\t  \t<div class=\"fea-timelinev1-1 fea-timeline-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t    \t<article class=\"fea-timeline-row\">\n\t\t      \t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-inner-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2025<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<p><strong>3.2025<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first Academia International School Teachers\u2019 Congress takes place in Bern. Almost 200 teachers from all schools and year levels explore topics including AI in the classroom, wellbeing and more. The Teachers\u2019 Congress is part of the Academia Group\u2019s 20th anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.2025<\/strong><br \/>\nThe second <a href=\"https:\/\/fachtagung-integration.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fachtagung Integration Schweiz<\/a> takes place. With a varied programme of keynotes and workshops, the event once again gives around 150 participants the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues and expand their professional networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.2025<\/strong><br \/>\nIn September, Academia welcomes around 600 guests to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2uZXFfNGodY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open House<\/a> at Hochstrasse. The diversity of the Academia Group is brought to life in the different classrooms and on stage in the auditorium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.2025<\/strong><br \/>\nIn November, Academia thanks its customers and partners for their support and trust over the past 20 years with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yfpdEdX6adI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gala dinner<\/a> at the Safran Zunft in Basel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fas fa-business-time\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2024<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3.2024<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia Integration organises the <a href=\"https:\/\/fachtagung-integration.ch\/\">Fachtagung Integration Schweiz<\/a> in Zurich for the first time. Around 100 professionals from social services and schools, as well as teachers working in the field of integration, come together to exchange ideas and discuss topics related to integration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.2024<\/strong><br \/>\nEmployees celebrate the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LHl7M1sus5c\">Academia Festival<\/a> in Winterthur. Almost 300 colleagues enjoy three fantastic bands, six food trucks serving food from around the world, table tennis, a photo booth and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.2024<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia opens a new location in Rapperswil (Canton of St. Gallen), offering integration courses for children, young people and adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.2024<\/strong><br \/>\nNew premises in Basel: Academia Bilingual School, Academia International School and Academia Matura move into their new location on Hochstrasse, directly next to Basel SBB railway station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.2024<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother year, another location anniversary: Academia has been offering language courses in Zug since 2014. Its 10th anniversary is celebrated accordingly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fas fa-business-time\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2023<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<p><strong>1.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nAnniversary in the Swiss capital: Academia Languages and Matura have been operating in Bern for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nDissentis Abbey and Academia Group have joined forces to expand their school offerings. Starting in August 2024, the Swiss Boarding Schools Disentis &amp; Zurich will be offering an English-language secondary education program at both locations, Disentis and Winterthur\/Zurich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Academia Group Corporate Centre moves to the White Plaza Basel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nLynn Strebel hands over the management of Academia Education AG to Evelyne Sydler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia Integration opens a new location at Effingerstrasse 53 in Bern.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia Bilingual School Basel receives the &#8220;Eco-Schools&#8221; sustainability award for the second time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nOpening of the \u201cKubus\u201d on the WIN4 site in Winterthur. Academia Bilingual School, Academia International School and Academia Integration start school operations on four of the six floors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.2023<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia Primar &amp; Sek receives the official transfer agreement to the public secondary schools from the Canton of Basel-Land.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fas fa-business-time\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2022<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<p><strong>5.2022<\/strong><br \/>\nAnniversary in Ticino and French-speaking Switzerland: for 10 years Academia Languages has run a location in Italian- and French-speaking Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.2022<\/strong><br \/>\nPerformance of the musical &#8220;Rabenfluch&#8221; by the students of Academia Primar&amp;Sek.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.2022<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia Languages and Integration move from Zurich-Oerlikon to D\u00fcbendorf and L\u00f6wenstrasse in the heart of Zurich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.2022<\/strong><br \/>\nOpening of the education centre on Binzm\u00fchlestrasse in Zurich-Oerlikon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.2022<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia International School Basel and Zurich launch a bilingual Pre-IGCSE-programme (Years 7 and 8).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fas fa-business-time\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2021<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08\/2021<\/strong><br \/>\nOpening of the Academia Bilingual School in Winterthur with kindergarten, primary and secondary schooling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/2021<\/strong><br \/>\nLaunch of English-speaking secondary school at the Academia International School in Basel<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/2021<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction of a music class, approved by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, at the Academia Primar &amp; Sek, Reinach (BL)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2020<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>03\/2020<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite the Federal Council\u2019s ban on classroom teaching, the different Academia schools are able to offer teaching during the coronavirus crisis: using Zoom, Teams, Adobe Connect and Skype, they quickly switch to distance learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>01\/2020<\/strong><br \/>\nRestructuring of Academia Group Switzerland AG: the day schools are amalgamated as Academia Schools GmbH under the management of Dr Peter Petrin, Dr Ludovic Allenspach and Roman Meier. Academia Languages, Academia Integration and Academia Global now form part of Academia Education AG, headed by Andreas F\u00f6ld\u00e9nyi and Lynn Strebel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-wifi fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2019<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<p><strong>10\/2019<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Academia Bilingual School outgrows the space available in the Schifferhaus in Basel-Kleinh\u00fcningen. At the end of October, Years 7 and 8 move to the second floor of Steinentorstrasse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/2019<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Terra Nova Bilingual School in K\u00fcsnacht (ZH) expands to include secondary school teaching. Intake for Years 7 and 8 begin after the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/2019<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademia International School continues to grow: the English-speaking college opens its doors directly alongside the main railway station in Zurich and benefits from the expertise of its sister school in Basel, which has successfully prepared over 300 students for international qualifications (IGCSEs and A Levels) since 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>01\/2019<\/strong><br \/>\nChange in management at the Academia Group: Dr Peter Petrin and Andreas F\u00f6ld\u00e9nyi become co-owners of Academia. Thomas Marti, the founder of Academia hands over the management to them. Dr Peter Petrin had served as president of HWZ (University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich). Andreas F\u00f6ld\u00e9nyi was owner and CEO of allegra! Sprachen &amp; Integration and long-term human capital management consultant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-chalkboard-teacher fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2018<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>09\/2018<\/strong><br \/>\nTakeover of allegra! Sprachen &amp; Integration. allegra! specialises in the linguistic, vocational and cultural integration of children, young people and adults and offers its educational programmes in several training centres across Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/2018<\/strong><br \/>\nRelocation of the English-speaking college to Basel city centre. Profiled as City School.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-users fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2017<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<p>Following succession arrangements, Academia takes over the bilingual day school Terra Nova in K\u00fcsnacht (ZH). Founded in 1996, Terra Nova was one of the first bilingual schools in the Zurich region and enjoys an excellent reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The language school expands its presence into different Swiss cities, taking over the Business Language Center in Zurich, Global English GmbH in Basel and The Language Professionals in Lucerne.<\/p>\n<p>Service agreement with the Canton of Basel-Landschaft for special educational support and integrative special education for pupils with special educational needs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-comment-dots fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2016<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reorganisation within Academia: the three entities Academia Sprach- und Lernzentrum Schweiz AG, Academia Bilingual School AG and Academia College AG merge to become Academia Sprach- und Lernzentrum Schweiz AG.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-sitemap fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2015<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Launch of the German-speaking secondary school in Reinach (BL).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-school fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2014<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Takeover of Learn In AG, Reinach (BL). The specialist in tutoring and remedial lessons was founded in the 1990s and expanded to become the largest learning centre in the region. The merger makes Academia the market leader for tutoring and remedial teaching in the Greater Basel area.<\/p>\n<p>A further location is opened in Zug, strengthening the organisation\u2019s presence in Central Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Relocation of Academia College (today Academia International School) to Margarethenstrasse in Basel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-building fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2013<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Opening of the Academia Basel-Landschaft branch in Sissach.<\/p>\n<p>New location in Bern: following the merger with Avantage AG in Bern, Academia is now also represented in the capital.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-icon\"> <i class=\"fa-chart-line fal\"><\/i> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><aside class=\"fea-timeline-aside\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fea-timeline-post-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">2012<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"caption\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Expansion into other language regions: in Ticino, Academia takes over the Il Ponte language school in Caslano. The Lausanne location is opened at the same time. 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