The New York Times and CIG Education Group have come together to launch
NYT EDUcation, a new education initiative. NYT EDUcation marries The New
York Times’s premier content and award-winning journalism to the
educational expertise of CIG
Education Group, a leader in the development of branded academic
institutions.
NYT EDUcation will provide innovative courses and programs covering a
wide array of subjects, including communications and media, which
reflect the authoritative content and intellectual breadth of The New
York Times. Courses will be offered on a wide variety of topics, ranging
from pre-college level to higher education, continuing education and
executive education by incorporating the skills, knowledge and
experience of The New York Times.
CIG Education Group will build NYT EDUcation by leveraging a team of
proven institution builders who have been pivotal in the development of Sotheby’s
Institute of Art, today’s foremost leader in graduate-level study of
art and its international markets.
“This is an important milestone in The New York Times Company’s brand
extension strategy. NYT EDUcation provides our readers and other
like-minded individuals in the U.S. and across the globe an opportunity
to learn across a wide range of topics on which The Times has
world-class expertise,” said Michael Greenspon, General Manager News
Services & International, The New York Times. “We are proud to be
working with CIG Education Group who have a strong track record in
building corporate-branded education programs, and our relationship will
highlight the history, depth and breadth of The New York Times.”
“We’re connecting students to an innovative and relevant curriculum that
has, at its heart, the content, creativity and wide-ranging knowledge of
one of the greatest media companies in the world,” said Michael Chung,
CEO of CIG Education Group, COO of Cambridge Information Group. “We will
focus on curricula that will be developed and taught by some of the
finest practitioners in their respective fields while maintaining The
New York Times’s highest level of quality standards. We believe that by
bringing this extraordinary resource into a formal educational context
we are creating a new model and a major milestone in the development of
21st century education.”
NYT EDUcation is in the process of assembling a world-class management
and curriculum development team. Planning of courses and programs will
begin shortly and the first offerings will be available in fall 2015.
About The New York Times Company
The
New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) is a global media organization
dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting and distributing
high-quality news and information. The company includes The New York
Times, International New York Times, NYTimes.com, INYT.com and related
properties. It is known globally for excellence in its journalism, and
innovation in its print and digital storytelling and its business model.
Follow news about the company at @NYTimesComm.
About CIG Education Group
CIG Education Group (CEG) is a division of Cambridge Information Group
(CIG) (www.cig.com),
a family-owned global investment firm with a focus on information
services, education and technology. With Sotheby’s Institute of Art,
Bach to Rock and now NYT EDUcation in its portfolio, CEG continually
seeks to invest in and build unique educational models founded on
academic rigor and real world practice that provide access to exciting
careers. CIG, its parent company, has a long and successful track record
of investing in and building businesses for the long term and includes
ProQuest and Navtech among its holdings. CIG’s family of companies
employs more than 2,000 people in 26 countries.
Copyright Business Wire 2015