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Laureate Education Recognizes Outstanding Students and Faculty

BALTIMORE, Dec. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Laureate Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAUR), the global leader in higher education, announced its 2018 Here for Good Award winners and honorees. The annual Here for Good Award recognizes exceptional students, graduates, and faculty who have meaningful positive impact in their communities and the world.

The Here for Good Award is given in two categories, student/graduate and faculty/staff, with a winner and honorees selected in each category. In 2018, there were more than 250 applicants from across Laureate’s network, and the award winners come from Torrens University Australia (student/graduate) and Universidade Anembi Morumbi in Brazil (faculty/staff)

“We are incredibly proud of our winners and honorees this year, as we are proud of the countless examples of incredible social impact and innovation happening across our network,” said Eilif Serck-Hanssen, Chief Executive Officer. “We believe society is best served when our students, faculty, and our entire organization use our collective skills and experience to create positive and lasting change. Our students and graduates are improving lives and making our world a better place. This is what we mean by Here for Good.”

For more information on the 2018 Here for Good Award winners and honorees, please visit the following webpage:

About Laureate Education, Inc.
Laureate Education, Inc. is the largest international network of degree granting higher education institutions, primarily focused in Latin America, with more than 850,000 students enrolled at over 25 institutions with more than 150 campuses, which we collectively refer to as the Laureate International Universities network. The institutions in the Laureate International Universities network are leading brands in their respective markets and offer a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degrees through campus based, online and hybrid programs. Laureate believes that when our students succeed, countries prosper and societies benefit. This belief is expressed through the company’s philosophy of being ‘Here for Good’ and is represented by its status as a certified B Corporation® and conversion in 2015 to a Delaware public benefit corporation, a new class of corporation committed to creating a positive impact on society.

Media Contacts:
Laureate Education
Luis Miles
luis.miles@laureate.net
U.S.: +1 (443) 627 7595
Source: Laureate Education, Inc.