Continuing Education
Adult education is active and expanding in the Shanghai community. Whether via local universities or private set-ups, there are opportunities for part-time study for the busy individual or full-on classes for those ready to make a change now.
The Expat Learning Centre
For foreigners by foreigners, ELC provides expats with a wide-ranging list of adult education classes in various fields. With over 50 classes in total, highlights include accounting, e-commerce, ceramics, fiction writing, hip hop and jazz dance, feng shui, filmmaking, Photoshop, hand-knitting, Microsoft Office workshops, psychology, wine tasting and corporate training, just to name a few. The faculty is comprised of professional artists, designers and instructors who are all recognised in their respected fields for outstanding achievement and possess at least university teaching experience. All classes are taught in English.
Building 1, Lane 152 Kangping Lu, in between Yuqing Lu and Wanping Lu. Tel: 5588 9133. Web: www.shanghai-classes.com
Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College
The hospitality industry is the world’s largest employer, making it the perfect career path for those looking to make a move. Les Roches International School of Hotel Management originally started in Switzerland and has 55 years of experience in hospitality studies. In cooperation with the Jin Jiang organization of hospitality in Shanghai, the institute offers post-graduate certificates and diplomas in multiple areas of lodging establishments, restaurant management, human resources and business ethics. The program is in English, combining business studies with hospitality training.
Admissions Office: 918 Yan’an Xi Lu. Tel: 6252 5339. Web: www.lrjj.cn. Campus: Shanghai Normal University Feng Xian Campus, 100 Haiwan Lu
International Fashion Academy Paris
In partnership with the Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences, IFA Paris came to Shanghai in 2002 as the first Sino-French joint venture in fashion education approved by the Chinese government. The successful institute boasts that it is the only fashion design school in China that brings the best professional instructors from France. They offer graduate certificates in fashion business that allows busy professional with tight schedules to pursue part-time studies in the fashion industry.
350 Xianxia Lu. Tel: 6275 0055. Web: http://ifa-edu.cn/ifaen
