he Ameson Institute of Foreign Languages is a government-accredited group of Institutes in China that collaborates with European, American, Italian, Spanish and Oceanic educational institutions to foster a number of cultural and educational exchange programs.

Legally qualified to employ foreign experts, Ameson Institutes offer its students a choice of:

• 1-year foundation courses (as preparation for undergraduate study in English, Italian and Spanish-speaking countries)
• 3-year American high school program (using a College Board-approved AP curriculum based upon the California State high school curriculum)

One-year foundation courses are typically for high school graduates between 17-19 years old (students who have completed Senior Year 3, the equivalent of grade 12 in the US).

The 3-year American High School Program was designed for Senior 1 students who intend to forego the GAOKAO in order to pursue an undergraduate degree overseas.

Classes are divided between foreign experts and native Chinese professors who work together to deliver international-quality lessons to their students.

Ameson’s AP courses are all audited by the College Board. This audit – created at the request of secondary school, college, and university members of the College Board – provides teachers and administrators with clear guidelines on the curricular and resource requirements for all AP courses.
To receive authorization from the College Board to label a 2009-2010 course "AP," schools must demonstrate how their courses meet or exceed these requirements. For more information about this process, please visit the AP Course Audit Information page.

Base schools

• Shanghai: 150 Beihai Road; Tel: 021-63516511; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Nanjing: 4F, Education Science Research Building, 77 West Beijing Road; Tel: 025-83755168; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Suzhou: 3F, Zigang Building, Kongfusi Lane; Tel: 0512-65226987; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Beijing: Room 606, Bldg 8, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District; Tel: 010-5820-3350; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Embedded schools

In addition to the the above base schools, Ameson Institutes also operate as ‘embedded schools’. within some of the most prestigious public high schools in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Shandong Provinces. Click here for a full list of the elite public high schools that we work with. 

Teacher training

As a means of stimulating educational development and cultural awareness in China at a grassroots level, Ameson Institute also engages in a number of teacher training programs.

Essentially, these programs are designed to bring foreign and Chinese experts together in order to stimulate the exchange of cross-cultural methodologies.

Supporting this endeavor are a number of elite universities, who donate their time and effort to further develop the bridge between east and west.

Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundation

The primary supporter of the Ameson Institue of Foreign Languages is the Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundation (AECEF). Founded in 1994, Ameson Education and Culture Exchange Foundation is a not-for-profit and non- governmental organization. Its honorary Chairman is Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, the former UN Secretary General.

The Ameson Foundation supports Ameson Institute in order to help stimulate global exchanges of education, language and culture. Another goal of Ameson Institutes is to address the shortage of educational professionals adept at contemporary educational strategies, by supporting the professional development of our teachers through a variety of seminars and forums.

As another method of stimulating innovation, Ameson also regularly employs teachers form foreign countries with specific specializations. Present and past educators working at Ameson Institutes have specialized in: software engineering; IT; International Tourism; Logistics Management; International Trade; Visual Communication/ Design; English Language Teaching.

Cultural exchanges

AECEF coordinates and organizes various educational and cultural exchange activities between America, Oceania, Europe and Asia. It has promotional programs for various cultures and languages, which are designed to:

• Stimulate and develop relevant educational programs
• Develop and take advantage of all kinds of educational and cultural resources for both exchange parties
• Establish, develop and promote a wide international educational platform to share resources
• Arrange professional international symposiums on education, culture, and economics.

Reputable affiliations

AECEF has developed a number of close working relationships with myriad elite universities; governmental and non-governmental organizations in China and abroad; various colleges, institutions and high schools. Our working partners include:

• University of Cambridge (UK)
• University of Chicago (US)
• University of Britich Columbia (Canada)
• University of Leiden (Holland)
• Lund University (Sweden)
• Pole Universitaire Européen de Lorraine (France)
• Irish Higher Education Authority
• National Board of Education of Finland
• l'organization Internationale de la Francophonie
• l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie