Company, Accommodation and food services
EF Silver
EF is a company in education industry, educational travel, based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 1965.
International education company
- Industry
- Accommodation and food services: education industry, educational travel
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Size
- Enterprise (1,000+)
- Founded
- 1965
Products and services
- EF Language
- language course
- EF English Live
- EF Education
- EF Educational Tours
- study abroad
- language school
- student exchange program
Common questions
- What does EF do?
- EF: International education company (education industry, educational travel).
- Where is EF based?
- EF is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
- When was EF founded?
- EF was founded in 1965.
- Who founded EF?
- EF was founded by Bertil Hult.
- Who leads EF?
- Edward Hult (Chief executive officer), Philip Hult (Director / manager).
- How big is EF?
- About 52,000 employees (2019).
- Is EF still operating?
- Yes, EF is operating.
People
SilverLeadership and board
- Bertil HultFounder
- Edward HultChief executive officer
- Philip HultDirector / manager
Market position
SilverSubsidiaries
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Size and scale
Silver- Employees
- 52,000 2019
- Size band
- Enterprise (1,000+)
Journey
- 1965FoundedWikidata
Reviews and reputation
Employee and customer reviews are on the roadmap.
Registration and identifiers
Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q661869
- Data Galactica id
- DGC-CK37ZBWFYZZ9
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
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