education founded september 1972 headquarters barcelona spain area served worldwide owner pearson plc website www.wallstreetenglish.com wall street english formerly wall street institute is among the largest providers 1 of english language education for adults and corporate clients around the world . 2 wse was established in 1972 in italy by italian luigi tiziano peccenini . 3 the company has over 2 million alumni with a current enrollment of 190 000 students . 4 using a franchise model they currently operate over 450 centers in 28 countries in north africa east asia southeast asia europe latin america and the middle east . 5 its international offices are in baltimore maryland in the united states barcelona spain and luxembourg . 6 in 2013 wall street institute launched a company wide rebranding changing its name and identity . the company now operates as wall street english . 7 the wall street english program is designed for all levels of learners . they have 20 different levels of english language courses ranging from beginner to advanced . 8 their program includes an english only environment in their centers native english speaking teachers social activities that allow students to practice english in a social non threatening environment and a global online student community . the wall street english blended learning method 9 created by luigi tiziano peccenini and luciano biondo combines different education methods of acquiring a language into one study cycle . the blended learning method includes self study small teacher led classes and practice time . students listen read write speak and practice english to gain a deep understanding of the language . wall street english has been teaching english for over 40 years . their curriculum is aligned to the common european framework of reference for languages cefr according to a study undertaken with the support of the university of cambridge english for speakers of other languages examination group esol . 10 wall street english was acquired by pearson plc from an affiliate of the the carlyle group and citi private equity for 92m in cash in 2010 . pearson has 37 000 employees based in more than 60 countries around the world . 11 contents 1 history 2 by country 2.1 argentina 2.2 brazil 2.3 chile 2.4 china 2.5 colombia 2.6 czech republic 2.7 ecuador 2.8 france 2.9 germany 2.10 hong kong 2.11 indonesia 2.12 israel 2.13 italy 2.14 malaysia 2.15 morocco 2.16 mexico 2.17 nicaragua 2.18 peru 2.19 portugal 2.20 russia 2.21 saudi arabia 2.22 south korea 2.23 spain 2.24 switzerland 2.25 thailand 2.26 turkey 2.27 venezuela 2.28 vietnam 3 references 4 external links history edit the first wall street institute centers opened in italy in 1972 and within two years 24 new centers opened across italy . in 1983 wall street institute expanded outside of italy and by the late 1980s wall street institute was well established across europe . expansion continued through the early 1990s when centers were opened in mexico chile and venezuela . beginning in the late 1990s wall street institute expanded into the middle east and then to asia which has grown to be a significant part of its business . in 1997 wall street institute was purchased by sylvan learning systems . in 2005 wall street institute was acquired by the global private equity firm the carlyle group . 12 in 2010 wall street institute was acquired by pearson plc. in 2013 the company launched a rebranding and introduced a new logo and united under one global name wall street english . the wall street english global corporate offices are located in barcelona spain and baltimore maryland usa . by country edit wall street english has centers in argentina brazil chile colombia czech republic ecuador france germany hong kong sar indonesia israel italy malaysia mexico morocco nicaragua people s republic of china peru portugal russia saudi arabia south korea spain switzerland thailand turkey venezuela and vietnam . 13 wall street english center in s o paulo brazil argentina edit there are 10 wall street english centers in buenos aires located in palermo belgrano caballito tribunales villa del parque and microcentro 4 . in buenos aires province centers are in olivos martinez and lomas de zamora . 14 brazil edit wall street english has 6 centers in s o paulo and a corporate department very well developed by renata montenegro and team . 15 chile edit in chile wall street english operates 11 centers . from la serena down through puerto montt . 16 china edit there are more than 60 centers established in china located in top cities . china is currently the biggest market for wse . 17 colombia edit wall street english in colombia has 16 centers 12 in bogot 2 in medell n and one each in barranquilla and bucaramanga . 18 czech republic edit wall street english has one center in prague czech republic . 19 ecuador edit wall street english has had centers in ecuador since 1999 . the current 9 centers include ambato cuenca guayaquil ibarra la prensa los chillos orellana santo domingo tumbaco and villaflora . 20 france edit wall street english operates 56 centers in france of which 11 are located in paris . 21 germany edit there are 24 wall street english centers in germany four in berlin three in munich and the rest in bonn bremen dortmund d sseldorf essen frankfurt hamburg hanover karlsruhe cologne leipzig mannheim nuremberg stuttgart and wiesbaden . 22 wall street english announced on the 6 april 2016 that it would be closing operations in germany on a permanent basis . 23 hong kong edit wall street english currently has 5 educational centers in hong kong in causeway bay jordan tsuen wan kwun tong and shatin . all centers have been registered with the education bureau of hong kong . 24 indonesia edit in indonesia wall street english has centers in jakarta at ratu plaza opened february 2007 la piazza opened january 2008 pondok indah mall central park kota kasablanka in tangerang at mall alam sutera opened february 2013 and in bandung at paris van java opened april 2014 . 25 israel edit in israel there are centers in raanana kiryat bialik beer sheva rishon letzion tel aviv haifa ashdod rehovot petah tikva and jerusalem . 26 italy edit wall street english was first established in italy where there are currently 95 centers . 27 malaysia edit wall street english pilot center in malaysia is situated in the commercial center of kuala lumpur . 28 morocco edit wall street english has one center located in casablanca . 29 mexico edit wall street english has 2 centers in mexico one in mexico city and another one in monterrey city . 30 nicaragua edit wall street english opened its first center in central america in managua nicaragua in may 2010 . 31 peru edit wall street english has three centers in lima . 32 portugal edit wall street english has 32 centers across portugal . 33 russia edit wall street english has six centers in moscow . 34 saudi arabia edit wall street english has 17 centers in saudi arabia in jeddah riyadh qatif khobar medina jazan abha ta if jazan makkah najran khamees mesheet and bureida tabuk . 35 south korea edit see also hagwon wall street english has 9 centers in south korea in seoul samseong jongno shinchon gangnam yeouido daegu and more . the busan centers opened in 2014 . 36 spain edit there are currently 2 wall street english centers in spain . 37 switzerland edit there are 8 wall street english centers in switzerland biel bienne fribourg freiburg geneva la chaux de fonds lausanne lugano montreux and neuch tel. 38 thailand edit in thailand wall street english first opened in silom in bangkok in july 2003 . centers in sukhumvit lad prao siam and pinklao followed . in 2008 the sukhumvit branch was moved to seacon square . in january 2011 fashion island branch opened and in march 2011 future park rangsit branch opened . in 2012 new centers opened in mega bagna and central world . there are also 8 corporate centers located inside the offices of large companies such as tot kpmg and scb . 39 turkey edit there are 16 centers in turkey six in istanbul at bak rk y caddebostan sisli erenk y taksim and beylikd z . there are three centers in ankara kizilay cayyolu and ostim i zmit bursa eski ehir izmir antalya gaziantep and konya . 40 venezuela edit there are 17 centers in venezuela . 41 vietnam edit there are four wall street english centers operating in vietnam . these centers are located in district 3 tan binh district district 5 and district 7 ho chi minh city . 42 references edit wall street institute gathers experts in english language learning for inaugural educational advisory board meeting . sun herald . 2008 10 14 . wall street institute showcases unique english language instruction method . reuters . 2008 01 30 . boyle matthew august 23 2007 . wsi looks to china for profits . fortune . http wallstreetenglish.mediaroom.com press kit . missing or empty title help wall street english . wall street english . wall street institute improves the way its students learn english pdf . http www.changingfutures.com http www.wallstreetinstitute.com students overview.aspx your journey begins with our blended learning method . wall street english . 2014 10 01 . wall street institute first to put english language curriculum to the test . pearson to acquire wall street institute acquisition extends pearson s position as world leader in english language teaching . aboutwsi wall street english global . wall street english argentina . wall street english brazil . wall street english chile . wall street english china . wall street english colombia . wall street english czech republic . wall street english ecuador . wall street english france . wall street english germany . wall street english germany . wall street english hong kong . wall street english indonesia . wall street english israel . wall street english italy . wall street english malaysia . wall street english morocco . wall street english mexico . wall 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