Dedicated to education: the Klett Group

In the world of culture and education, Klett has been a synonym for premium quality products for well over 100 years.

Anyone who provides educational services and who is interested in basic or continued education – primarily in the German-speaking regions and increasingly also in other European countries – is a potential customer. The enterprise has its roots in Stuttgart, the Swabian metropolis in the south of Germany.

The company, originally founded in 1897 by Ernst Klett and his brother-in-law Julius Hartmann, evolved into a highly respected textbook publishing house in the post World War II era. In 1977, the newly founded Klett-Cotta publishing house was also established, which produces the works of important literary authors, as well as milestone non-fiction and text books in history and psychology. As a result of the acquisition of additional companies, stakes in other enterprises as well as the establishment of new ones, and ultimately the development of its Adult and Continued Education business, Klett established itself as a decentralised group of companies boasting a diverse range of business segments.

The Klett Group is currently doing business as an education company all over Europe. It operates branches in metropolises such as Barcelona, Belgrade or Paris. Just like their counterparts in the German-speaking countries, these subsidiaries develop teaching and learning tools for the specific needs of each pertinent country.

The Klett Group is committed to and considers it its mission to provide educational services. Anyone who participates in education assumes an enormous responsibility. The achievements of this family operated business are based on its strict quality standards as well as its solid and accountable financial management. The company’s management board spokesman, Philipp Haußmann, is the great-grandson of the founder and he represents the fourth generation of the Klett publishing family at the helm of the enterprise.

While education is obviously the business of the Klett Group, it is also its vi- sion: Education allows humans to unfetter their talents and to participate in life economically as well as socially. Consequently, at its Stuttgart head office, the Group is actively involved in numerous initiatives that foster culture and that aim at making educational opportunities available to children and adolescents. For instance, the Group supports Leseohren e.V. a Stuttgart-based project where adults read to children to promote enthusiasm for reading early-on. Klett has also been in a close sponsoring relationship with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (Stuttgart International Bach Academy) for decades.

The Klett Group recognizes its responsibility as an educational institution beyond the borders of Stuttgart, too. Since 2016, Klett has been a member of the “Wir Zusammen” network and contributes together with other companies toward the promotion of integration in Germany.

Products and Services for every Educational Need

Boasting a network of about 70 publishing houses and enterprises all over Europe, which are divided into the business units Educational Publications, Professional Information, Adult and Continued Education, Cultural Publications, Schools and Day-Care Centres as well as Sales and Distribution, the Klett Group has established itself as a prominent provider of educational products of all kinds. Its subsidiaries offer media and services for every learning scenario and are therefore in a position to satisfy the ever more diverse and growing educational needs to their customers.

With their range spanning traditional and digital media for teachers, institutional and at-home students, the Klett Group’s educational publishing houses offer solutions for all educational demands. The professional information publishers compile basic theoretical knowledge and practice-based information, which is available in magazine, loose page and traditional text book formats for a wide spectrum of occupations, including primarily teachers and educators.

In the adult and continued education segment, the universities, distance-learning schools and colleges of the Klett Group offer flexible continued education programmes that lead to state-recognised diplomas and degrees. With comprehensive provision for children and young people, the Klett Group is pursuing a path of holistic education. The group’s schools and day-care centres provide child-focused care and custom learning according to modern concepts. The scope of the education company is enhanced by the cultural publication houses with culture magazines, fiction books and fantasy-genre works.

The Klett Group also offers sales and distribution services: Its logistic companies handle services ranging from order processing to warehouse management to order picking and shipping.

In order to warrant the same high level of product quality in its international sales and to accommodate the special national requirements, Klett is represented outside of the German-speaking realm by autonomous publishing houses in twelve European countries. They develop tailored media for the respective education systems.