Graham Holdings Company 2016 Annual Report
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Kaplan Singapore’s Higher Education business provides students with the opportunity to earn bachelor’s and postgraduate degrees in various fields on either a part-time or full-time basis. Kaplan Singapore’s students receive degrees from affiliated educational institutions in Australia and the U.K. In addition, this division offers pre-university and diploma programs. Kaplan Singapore’s Financial business provides preparatory courses for professional qualifications in accountancy and finance, such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Kaplan Singapore’s Professional business, which is an authorized Workforce Development Agency Continuing Education Training (CET) Centre, provides professionals with various skills training to help them rejoin the workforce, shift to new careers or catch up with changes that occur in the workplace. In Australia, Kaplan delivers a broad range of financial services programs from certificate level through master’s level together with professional development offerings through Kaplan Professional, as well as higher education programs in business, accounting, hospitality and tourism and management through Kaplan Business School. In 2016, these businesses provided courses to approximately 1,400 students through classroom programs (within Kaplan Business School) and to more than 33,000 students through online or distance-learning programs offered by Kaplan Professional. Kaplan Australia’s English-language business is part of KI English, which operates across seven locations in Australia and one location in New Zealand, teaching more than 8,000 students per year. The Kaplan Australia Pathways business is also part of KI Pathways. It consists of Murdoch Institute of Technology and the University of Adelaide College (formerly Bradford College) and offers pathways and foundational education to approximately 1,000 students wishing to enter Murdoch University in Perth and the University of Adelaide, respectively. In Hong Kong, Kaplan operates three business units: Kaplan Financial, Kaplan Language Training and Kaplan Higher Education, serving more than 11,500 students annually. Kaplan Hong Kong’s Financial division delivers preparatory courses to approximately 9,600 students and business executives wishing to take professional qualifications in accountancy, including HKICPA, ACCA and CPA, and financial markets designations, including CFA, LE, FRM and CAIA. Hong Kong’s Language Training division offers both test preparation for overseas study and college applications, including TOEFL, IELTS, SAT and GMAT, to approximately 1,000 students. Kaplan Hong Kong Higher Education division offers both full-time and part-time programs to approximately 1,000 students studying for degrees from leading Western universities. Students earn doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Hong Kong. Kaplan also offers a proprietary pre-college diploma program through Kaplan Business and Accountancy School. In early 2015, Kaplan sold both its ACCA training programs business and four schools that deliver university preparation programs. Kaplan continues to retain franchise arrangements with third parties in China to deliver programs. In 2014, Kaplan Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) signed a joint venture agreement with CITIC Press Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties have now incorporated a joint venture company, Kaplan CITIC Education Co. Limited, which is 49% owned by Kaplan Holdings Limited. The joint venture company is carrying out financial training businesses in China under an intellectual property license from Kaplan, including CFA, FRM and ACCA. Each of Kaplan’s international businesses is subject to unique and often complex regulatory environments in the countries in which they operate. The degree of consistency in the application and interpretation of such 17 GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY.