inlingua Language SchoolBerneBaselBielGenevaOltenSt.GallenThunZurich

Mission Statement

Company history

Company history.

1968 The inlingua franchising network is founded.
1968 The inlingua School of Languages in Bern is opened.
1972 The school moves from its original address on Bärenplatz to its present location on Waisenhausplatz.
1996 Antonio and Véronique Salerno take over as owners of inlingua Bern.
2001 inlingua opens a branch in Thun.
2002 The inlingua School of Languages in Bern is accredited with the EduQua certificate from SQS (The Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems). This guarantees that as an institution devoted to continuing education, inlingua conforms to exacting specifications.
2004 Since its founding in 1968 the inlingua network expands to a total of more than 300 schools in 30 countries worldwide.
2005 inlingua Bern’s EduQua certificate is renewed.
2006 The inlingua School of Languages in Bern employs 80 people from over 30 countries, of whom approximately half are in full-time positions, and offers training in over 20 languages.
2007 inlingua Bern was selected as an official centre for the Italian examination CELI, offered by the University of Perugia.
2008 This year marks the 40th anniversary of inlingua.
2008 inlingua Bern and Thun have been recertified by eduQua as qualified language training centres.