The Linguaphone Group is a world-leading language training provider operating under the internationally recognized Linguaphone, Direct English and Pingu's English brand names. With over 100 years of experience in the language training market, the Group has a presence through a network of franchise partners in over 40 countries worldwide. Across the Gulf, they already have a strong franchise network successfully delivering their English training program, Direct English to over 100.000 students a year. The Group also has a wide-ranging portfolio of self-study language products sold in over 60 countries to millions of customers.