09/2003
Founded as EQuest Academy – an overseas study consulting company, advising on admissions application and test preparation (TOEFL, SAT, GMAT, GRE, etc.)
5/2012
Founded iSMART – one of first Vietnam’s Edtech companies
12/2013
Acquired VATC English learning centers (founded in 1999)
12/2013
Acquired American Polytechnic College
12/2013
Acquired Broward College Vietnam
6/2016
Acquired Saigon Polytechnic College
10/2016
TAEL Partners – Southeast Asia-focused private equity investor – became Series A investor of EQuest
3/2017
EQuest Academy re-branded as IvyPrep Education
4/2018
Acquired Phu Xuan University
06/2018
Acquired Alpha school
11/2018
Acquired Newton Grammar School
1/2019
Acquired Victory Experimental School
10/2019
Acquired 789.vn – online testing and learning platform, and multiple-choice question bank
11/2019
Re-branded the holding company to EQuest Education Group
11/2019
Founded iTD Academy as a hub of teacher training and international examinations
12/2019
Acquired Victory Sai Gon High School (formerly known as Dong Do High School)
1/2020
Acquired Viet My Hanoi College (formerly known as Hanoi College of Economics – Technology)
4/2020
Inked strategic cooperation with Ivy Global School in the U.S.
5/2021
Acquired The St. Nicholas School Da Nang
5/2021
Invested and held the majority in Ha Noi Primary School for Educational Technology
6/2021
KKR – a leading global investment firm invested in EQuest
01/2022
Acquired Hanoi Star Education System
5/2022
Acquired Happy School (Ba Ria – Vung Tau)
6/2022
EQuest and 8 member institutions were recognized by Cognia Accreditation Organization (USA) to achieve comprehensive quality accreditation
12/2022
KNE and EQuest officially become strategic partners
12/2022
Established Saigon Business School – SBS
5/2023
KKR invested in EQuest for the 2nd time
10/2023
6 more member institutions of EQuest were recognized by Cognia Accreditation Organization (USA) to achieve comprehensive quality accreditation