Students in Beijing to access world-class language learning courses  in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

MUNICH – Friday 18th November 2011 – dp (digital publishing), the global provider of award winning corporate language training, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the top 10 Chinese University for International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing to deliver language learning courses in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

The agreement will allow the local distribution of dp’s award winning Speexx language learning solutions and the development of new localised services and content specifically for the Chinese market. UIBE has 153 Learning Centers, where Speexx will be supported by local Chinese speaking UIBE trainers. The treaty was signed by UIBE President Shi Jianjun and Armin Hopp, Founder and President of dp.

UIBE and dp have agreed to establish UIBE GaoYuan Foreign Languages Online at UIBEGLOBAL.COM. Using this secure portal, the two parties will deliver a fixed point for students to access online learning with qualified face-to-face coaching for improvement, with an interactive questions and answers forum.

Armin Hopp, Founder and President of dp, commented, “The joint venture between dp and UIBE in Beijing will create profound changes in the foreign language learning and training model, and in doing so build China’s most influential public platform for online multi-language learning and training, and create the most powerful mainstream brand of modern language learning and training in China. UIBE is clearly an academic institute of excellence with more than 11,000 students and 153 training centers in more than 30 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China and around the world.  We are thrilled to be expanding the benefits of language learning into China and we very much look forward to supporting the students of UIBE through our proven and innovative Speexx language learning solutions.”

The agreement goes beyond just delivering a blended approach to learning new languages. It is a global strategic cooperative partnership which is will help UIBE to develop and promote Business Chinese courses for overseas markets too. Students are allowed to learn at their own pace and with personalised and experienced tutor support.