Vittra Utbildning

Vittra Utbildning AB (Vittra Education) is a Swedish education company that operates schools. The company runs 27 schools in Sweden and other schools in Norway, Denmark, Latvia, and Estonia.[1] In Stockholm, the company owns the largest independent school in Sweden.[2] The children have individual curricula designed for their needs and skills.[1]

For the mythical creature, see Scandinavian folklore § Invisible creatures.

Ownership

The company was established after the Swedish educational reforms in 1992. It is owned by Bure Equity.[1] The founder and first CEO was Stig Johansson.[2] The current CEO is Fredrik Mattsson.[3]

Vittra bought the Swedish company Proteam, which operated three high schools, in May 2007.[4] By 2009, nearly 9000 students were being educated in Vittra's schools.[5] Since 2008, Vittra is owned by the Academedia group, the largest private school operator in Sweden.[6]

The Vittra Telefonplan school has received several awards for its physical design.[7] The design was developed by Rosan Bosch Studio in 2011, who also did designs for the Bortorp and Södermalm group schools.[8]

Other

The Vittra school at Telefonplan, Stockholm, is international known for its learning environments created by Rosan Bosch Studio.[9][10]

References
  1. "Embracing private schools", The Washington Times, August 11, 2008.
  2. "Stockholm får ett nytt höjdarplugg". Aftonbladet. 1 October 1999. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. "Vitrolife: Notice to Attend the Annual General Meeting". Goliath. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. "Bure Equity AB acquires Swedish independent high schools operator Proteam", Nordic Business Report, May 23, 2007.
  5. "Friskolejätten Vittra vill etablera sig i kommunen". Jnytt.se. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  6. "Om Vittra".
  7. "Arquitectura para aprender". Kronos Living (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. "Las escuelas más innovadoras del mundo no tienen aulas ni pizarras". abc (in Spanish). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. Weller, Chris. "Kids at this Swedish school learn on mountains, in caves, and at watering holes". Business Insider.
  10. Cheshire, Tom. "Inside Sweden's school for a digital generation". Wired.
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