Metro Education was established in Singapore in 1997 and is among the premier providers of international accounting and business education for individuals and organizations in China. Metro Education acts as the China Desk for the Association of International Accountants (AIA) and the Association of Business Practitioners (ABP) from the UK and conducts the AIA and ABP programme as a Part-Time programme aimed at working adults and also as a Full-Time “twinning” programme aimed at high school graduates leading to an articulation into the final year of a bachelor degree programme in selected universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere. With its China headquarter in Shanghai and a network of 6 regional offices in Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Dalian, Qingdao and Guiyang and a regional office in Seoul, Korea, Metro Education currently has a student base of over 3000 students spread over 2 campuses. From 2009 to 2011, Metro Education was awarded “Outstanding Accounting Institution” in Shanghai by the Shanghai Morning Post, one of the most authoritative newspapers in Shanghai. In November 2010, Metro Education was awarded Category “A” membership by Shanghai Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.