编者按：11月15日，我校与德国DP公司签署了全面战略合作框架协议。与此同时，德国DP公司网站及欧洲部分媒体以“DP signs ground breaking agreement with the top 10 Chinese university UIBE in Beijing”为题进行了广泛的宣传和报道，原文及相关链接如下：

DP signs ground breaking agreement with the top 10 Chinese university UIBE in Beijing

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.

dp signs agreement with the top 10 Chinese university UIBE in Beijing

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.

Notes to editor

About UIBE
UIBE is one of the most sought after academic institutions in China, a place of study for China’s most talented students. At present, UIBE has a total of more than 11,000 students coming from 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China as well as over 102 countries and regions around the world. UIBE has 730 teaching and 1,505 administrative staff members.

About dp
dp (digital publishing), a provider of award winning online corporate language training Speexx, offers practical business courses in five languages: English (US), English (UK), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Individuals fluent in Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Russian can also access training support in these five languages. The service is provided through a secure online portal which can be branded with the customer logo – or integrated with its existing L&D system to deliver immediate benefits to private and public sector organisations.

The company operates in over 80 countries, has a worldwide network of more than 750 online tutors and offers an extensive range of innovative language learning modules and has delivered award-winning results for more than 7 million users worldwide.

dp’s Speexx language course instructions are supported for those already fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Polish (for English courses only), Chinese (for English courses only), Japanese (for English courses only), Korean (for English courses only) and Thai (for English courses only).

相关报道链接：

http://www.speexx.com/en/news/cooperation-uibe-China.htm

http://www.realwire.com/releases/dp-signs-ground-breaking-agreement-with-the-top-10-Chinese-university-UIBE-in-Beijing

http://jesseedwards.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/dp-signs-ground-breaking-agreement-with-the-top-10-chinese-university-uibe-in-beijing.html