The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of basic and further education. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, manage or sell other companies, merge with them or establish new ones. It may also acquire, encumber, manage or sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. In addition, it may take out or grant loans, provide guarantees and other securities, manage or sell them, acquire, manage and exploit intellectual property rights, and conduct all business and conclude contracts that may promote the realization of its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.