Hailiang Education Group Inaugurates the Community Colleges China Union with ELS Partner Institutions

Hailiang Education Group, in cooperation with ELS Educational Services, Inc., organized and hosted an event inaugurating the Community Colleges China Union (CCCU). 

CCCU is a collaboration of American colleges and universities whose goal is to provide Chinese students with a pathway toward quality higher education in the U.S.

The event took place at Hailiang Education Park in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province on 16 November, 2017 and had both college/university representatives in attendance, included a variety of presentations, an education fair, and an award ceremony for all participants. 

Dean Wright, a district director for ELS, delivered a presentation to Hailiang students on the benefits of ELS Community College Pathway programs.

The founding institutions of the CCCU are: 

• Santa Rosa Junior College
• De Anza College
• Foothill College
• Green River College
• Shoreline Community College
• Orange Coast College
• Fulton-Montgomery Community College
• South Seattle College
• Kapi’olani Community College (University of Hawai’i) 
• Santiago Canyon College
• Whatcom Community College
• California Lutheran University
• Northern Illinois University
  

To be a member of the CCCU, colleges and universities must be American and approved by the Ministry of Education of China, and provide both high quality services and flexible admission requirements to Chinese high school students. 

For more information about the CCCU, community college pathway programs, or the partnership between ELS and Hailiang, please contact: JNicholson@ELS.edu or qiulitao@Hailiang.com

Pictured above: 
Image 1 - ELS Educational Services and Hailiang Education Group representatives hold up inaugural CCCU plaques at the event. From left to right: Auto Yau, Hailiang Education Group; Daniel Li, Hailiang Education Group; Elva Xia, ELS Educational Services;  Aaron Qin, Hailiang Foreign Language School; Dean Wright, ELS Educational Services;  Steven Zhou, ELS Educational Services 

Image 2 - From left to right: Steven Zhou, ELS Educational Services;  Daniel Li, Hailiang Education Group; Auto Yau, Hailiang Education Group; Trinna Li, Santiago Canyon College; Adriana Dominguez, California Lutheran University; Noriko Gotschall, Orange Coast College; Howard Lee, Shoreline College; Stephanie Scoby, Green River College; Gene Baker, South Seattle College; Marilyn Cheung, Foothill and DeAnza Colleges; Peg Saragina, Santa Rosa Junior College;  Cy Feng, Kapiolani Community College (University of Hawaii); Kelly Kester, Whatcom Community College; Eva Tang, Northern Illinois University; Aaron Qin, Principle of Hailiang Foreign Language School