improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message eurocentres foundation type foundation founded 1946 headquarters z rich zh switzerland products general language exam & university preparation courses website www.eurocentres.com eurocentres language learning worldwide has language schools in 16 countries for people to learn english french italian spanish russian chinese and japanese in a country where the language concerned is spoken . contents 1 history 2 eurocentres foundation and the migros cultural percentage 3 schools 4 courses 5 references 6 external links history edit the first eurocentres language school was founded in 1948 by a swiss erhard waespi in bournemouth and was probably the first language school on england s south coast and certainly one of the first in the world . waespi s vision was that learning a language should be an enjoyable enriching and personal experience that increased understanding between cultures . in 1960 he handed over his five schools for english bournemouth london french lausanne german cologne now berlin and italian florence to the eurocentres foundation which he then managed for another 20 years . in 1970 eurocentres acquired davies s schools of english at cambridge . after 2000 eurocentres began to expand outside of europe . the eurocentres foundation has been a consultant to the council of europe for the development of the common european framework of reference 1 for language teaching and learning . eurocentres foundation and the migros cultural percentage edit the eurocentres foundation aims to promote understanding between people and bridge national cultural and social barriers . the foundation is an institution of the migros cultural percentage 2 a voluntary commitment of migros embedded in its articles of association that demonstrates its responsibility towards society . schools edit eurocentres offers languages schools in the uk and ireland london lee green london bournemouth brighton cambridge and dublin ; australia perth sydney brisbane melbourne and cairns ; new zealand auckland ; canada toronto and vancouver ; united states san diego new york and east lansing ; south africa cape town ; malta sliema ; france paris la rochelle and amboise ; switzerland lausanne ; spain barcelona valencia and marbella ; germany berlin ; italy florence ; japan kanazawa ; china beijing ; and russia moscow st petersburg . courses edit eurocentres offers a variety of language courses from general language exam preparation ielts cambridge fce cambridge cae cambridge cpe toefl delf dalf to business and language & culture courses . references edit eaquals homepage . eaquals.org . retrieved 2015 08 11 . kultur gesellschaft bildung freizeit migros kulturprozent . kulturprozent.ch . retrieved 2015 08 11 . external links edit eurocentres corporate website eurocentres florence website eurocentres canada website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eurocentres & oldid 739462576 categories language schoolshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2010all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from august 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 20 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view