Learning is no longer a choice: it is a lifeline.

Extended working lives, accelerating technological change and the rise of artificial intelligence are reshaping labour markets, redefining skills and transforming career paths. Continuous learning has become essential for resilience and long-term employability. Yet access to education remains unequal. And that is where Multiversity plays a transformative role. Italy continues to face a structural education gap: in 2024, only 22.3% of adults hold a tertiary degree, compared with an EU average of 36.1% (age 25–64).* Higher education remains less accessible for working professionals, individuals in rural areas and vulnerable groups. Within this context, Multiversity — Italy’s largest digital education group and one of Europe’s leading EdTech organisations, serving more than 200,000 students — positions its Sustainable Education Model as a scalable and inclusive response to this national challenge.

Expanding Access, Enabling Opportunity Our mission is to make learning innovative, accessible and high-quality — enabling people to grow while supporting Italy’s long-term progress. Through our digital education model, we remove structural barriers and widen participation:

• Approximately 80% of our students are professionally active, combining study with employment.

• One in three students lives in inner or rural areas, accessing university education regardless of geography.

• Women over 30 represent the majority of our student base, reflecting tangible empowerment and career requalification.

• Learning has no age limit — some of our students are in their eighties.

• More than 6,000 students with disabilities have enrolled in our programmes, demonstrating that when education is accessible, it becomes a powerful driver of inclusion and equality.

For further details, please refer to our ESG Report 2024.

* Source: Eurostat, Population in private households by educational attainment level, 2024 (data retrieved September 2025).