IONIS Education Group

Enrolling in an establishment of the IONIS Education Group means joining the French leader of private higher education.

Beyond the inherent benefits of its infrastructure, size and influence, it also brings the advantages of a common mindset built around a shared vision and strong values:

IONIS Education Group embodies a modern way of teaching because we are aware of the world’s transformations that surround us. We believe it is our duty to better understand families, students, youngsters and society’s evolutions so that we can always be relevant and effective.


A unique network


IONIS Education Group was founded by Marc Sellam in 1980. Today, it is France’s leading private higher education group, with some 29 schools and educational institutions in 27 cities in France and abroad. The Group serves more than 30,000 students in business, marketing, communication, management, finance, IT, digital applications, aeronautics, energy, transportation, biology, design, and more.

IONIS Education Group’s mission is to train the next generation of business intelligence leaders; our students are constantly challenged to cultivate an international perspective, to maintain an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, and to promote a culture of adaptability and change. This positions our students, and our 80,000 alumni, as key players in the new economy.

The synergy between our schools is strengthen by the IONIS Digital System, our own digital network linking every campuses through the country with optic fiber (1,5Gbps Internet bandwidth), which is unique in the French education ecosystem.

The schools and entities of IONIS Education Group: