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The Aston Educational Group is an English language training organization focused on providing training through its Austin English Academy and Aston English Schools. The Austin English Academy in Texas, USA was established in 1992 and the first Aston English School was established in China in 1996. In 2008 Aston established its first school in Vietnam.

Aston Educational Group consists of 4 divisions:

   * Aston English School and Aston Business Consulting
   * Aston Global Educational Consulting and Austin English Academy
   * Aston Associates
   * Aston International Singapore

Aston English School and Aston Business Consulting

Aston operates more than 50 English schools in China and the US. In 1996 Aston opened its first English language school in China and is now operating in more than 38 Chinese cities.

Aston Business Consulting also includes the Aston International TEFL division, based out of Austin, Texas, which runs TEFL training in the US, Vietnam and China. Aston’s Education Research and Development Division

The Aston Education Research and Development Division was founded in 1998 and has offices in China and England.

Aston Global Educational Consulting is one of the newest Aston Companies. The business scope is:

   * Oversee the Operations of Austin English Academy (AEA)
   * Recruiting of students for Aston and partner programs worldwide
   * Organizing overseas exchanges for Aston and Partner programs worldwide
   * Liaising with partners and investors domestically and internationally
   * Organizing Mergers and Acquisitions for Aston Educational Group companies and partners

AEA is branch school of Aston Global Educational Consulting, and provides Chinese students the chance to study in the US on a student visa. AEA is approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Services of the US Government to issue 1-20 to students seeking to study in the US long term. AEA has a conditional acceptance program with several universities across the United States (CAP) which allows students that complete the last level of AEA’s courses, to transfer directly into bachelor degree programs in a college or university.

Oxford Associates

Through a partnership with Phoenix Associates[1] in Japan, Aston Educational Group formed Aston Associates in 2007 with the purpose to bring communication, 'soft' business skills, and business language skills training, as well as, business communication skills programs to China.^[1] Phoenix Associates had been training employees of leading multinational companies in Japan for over 28 years.

Aston Associates opened its first office in Beijing and expanded to Shanghai in 2008^[2]. In 2009, Aston Associates acquired Oxford Professional Training, Ltd., merging the two companies under umbrella, Oxford Associates.^[3] A third office in Shenzhen in Guangdong Province was established in 2009.

Aston International Singapore (AIS)

Aston International Singapore (AIS) is focused on securing foreign business investment for expansion into China and Southeast Asia.homepage

1. http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2009-03-26/120050674.shtml a Chinese language source

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