Bell Switzerland

Frank Bell, the founder of Bell, was born in Calcutta, India, in 1916. He received a first class degree in French and Spanish from the University of Cambridge in 1938. Between 1939 and 1945 he was a prisoner of war and during this time he taught to his Spanish and French prison mates. This simple act of challenge quickly led to the creation of a secret university that taught a wide range of subjects. He believed that the road to cooperation and international understanding was in learning.
After the war, Frank Bell returned to England where reflecting on his experiences, he became convinced that the road to cooperation and international understanding was in learning. This led him, in 1955, to open his first language school in Cambridge, which still works today.
Since then, the Bell group has grown to become a global educational provider, teaching all age groups, establishing new schools and running projects around the world.