Education in Motion (EIM), the international education group behind Dulwich College International, Dehong International Chinese Schools, Green School, Sherfield School and Hochalpines Institut Ftan, has expanded its partnership with Akila to deploy AI across the operation of its campus real estate portfolio. Under the first phase of the agreement, the Akila platform will be rolled out at six campuses in three countries across Asia Pacific, with further sites to follow in subsequent phases.
The partnership extends a collaboration that began at Dulwich College Suzhou, where Akila has already been deployed across a multi-building campus. Applications there include a full campus digital twin, energy and utilities optimization, predictive maintenance, indoor environmental quality monitoring and integration into facilities management operations, with new capabilities continuing to be rolled out in 2026.
Akila creates and maintains sovereign, AI-ready models of the built world, making it readable to intelligence. For EIM, each campus becomes a single connected model linking its spaces, assets, building systems, documents and operational data, so that people and AI can see what exists, what is happening and what should happen next. The platform makes this readable from campus level down to individual items of equipment, also aggregating upwards to create portfolio-wide intelligence. This will give EIM a resilient data foundation on which further AI applications can be scaled.
The programme establishes shared infrastructure for the management of its property portfolio, supporting sustainability performance, operational efficiency and capital decision-making across the group as it continues to invest in new campuses.
Richard Barnard, Deputy Regional Managing Director at EIM, said: “Our campuses are among the most significant long-term investments this group makes, and the standard to which we manage them shapes the experience of everyone who learns and works in them. AI now makes it possible to hold that standard consistently across our international portfolio. This partnership with Akila gives us the foundation to do that, and to make smarter environmental, operational and financial decisions that better serve our student communities. At EIM, we encourage our students to explore the positive impact potential of this digital interface with their physical campus environments.”
François Amman (Chief Executive Officer, Akila) said: “A campus operates like a small city, with the same density of systems and equipment and the same fragmentation of data. Bringing all of it into one connected model, and putting AI to work on top of it, is what allows an owner to manage at portfolio scale rather than site by site. We are proud to be doing this alongside one of the leading names in international education.”
About Akila
Akila is an AI platform that creates and maintains the sovereign, AI-ready model of the built world. Akila connects spaces, assets, systems, documents, obligations, observations, and operations in one governed spatial context, so people and AI can understand what exists, what is happening, and what should happen next. Akila has been deploed across 15 million square metres across at more than 350 connected sites as well as territory-scale projects. Akila is recognized as an NVIDIA Preferred Partner and also belongs to the Cisco AI Ecosystem, the Lenovo AI Innovators Program and was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
About Education in Motion
EIM (Education in Motion) is an international education group comprising 15 schools and more than 11,500 students across Asia and Europe. Its portfolio includes Dulwich College International, Dehong, Sherfield School, Hochalpines Institut Ftan and Green School International, alongside a growing range of educational programmes and experiences.
EIM partners with schools that put students first, enabling each to retain its distinctive identity while benefiting from shared expertise, high standards and an international network. Across its schools, EIM delivers outstanding academic outcomes and excellent university matriculation while helping students to grow in character, pursue their interests and create impact beyond the classroom.
