"With its educational services, Benesse is improving the lives of millions of people worldwide."

Education allows people to develop new skills, broaden their minds, and achieve sustainable careers while helping them discover and chase their passions². It also increases social equality and economic prosperity in society². Education allows people to build knowledge, values, and understanding, thus paving the path for innovations¹. Education is a necessary tool used to combat poverty and crime, which leads to improved health, employability, income, and social networks^2,3.

Benesse is a Japan-based company that offers educational services through its correspondence education and publishing⁴. It operates through three major segments: education, nursing care, and Berlitz business^5;p2,23. It had net sales of US$3.7 billion in FY2020 of which ~48% was from its Japanese education segment^6,5;p12,23. Benesse organizes mock university exams, correspondence courses, language classes, informational magazines and daycare, and elderly center operations^5;p8.

Its education segment operates in elementary, junior high, high schools, and other extracurricular educational activities^5;p24. It offers educational services through its digital education service reaching over 2 million students and 12,400 schools in 2020^5;p25,26. In 2020, Benesse provided tablet computer software to ~3 million students in 7,000 schools^5;p26. As of 2021, ~110,000 students were enrolled in its prep school^5;p26.

Its Berlitz business is one of the largest language education companies globally, it provides language education to its enrollees; with 357 language centers across 70 countries, it allows intercultural exchanges and an immersion language learning experience^5;p23,24. It also offers online language classes as well as practical conversation classes^5;p35. Its "Berlitz flex" provides digital learning through the use of artificial intelligence(AI) and voice recognition^5;p35.

Through its various educational services, Benesse is improving the lives of millions of people worldwide.

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