The Founders
Clare Devereux (British)
Programme co-ordinator (UK and France)
Clare graduated from London University with a degree in History. The early part of her career was spent working in the UK Immigrants Advisory Service. She moved into education and has spent 15 years working as a teacher, gaining an Advanced Diploma in Education. An English and French speaker, Clare oversees the UK office and offers advice and assistance for British and French students going to China. She liaises with the Chinese Universities, companies and other organisations.
Gerald Gora (British)
Marketing and Visas
A Chartered Surveyor by profession and with 25 years work experience in local government. Gerald liaises with embassies around the world, advising students on how to obtain the most suitable visa before coming out to China. He also offers advice and assistance to students from the USA, Canada or Australia.
Professor Quan
Director of Social Science and Humanities department, Dalian Maritime University
Co-ordinator for Chinese in China programs at Dalian Maritime University.
Professor Quan is responsible for administering courses attended by several thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students. Professor Quan is a much published researcher in the field of civil engineering.
Teacher Ma(Mary) B.A. Chinese Language, M.A. Cultural Communication.
Senior Chinese Lecturer, Dalian University of Technology.
Co-ordinator for Chinese-in-China programmes at Dalian University of Technology.
A very popular teacher with excellent English, Teacher Ma is also a specialist in training students for the HSK exam.
Peter Thomas in der Heiden
Diplom Regionalwissenschaftler China/Ostasien
Program consultant - Germany
During his time in Dalian (2004-2006), Peter quickly improved his Chinese
language skills and grew to love the city and it's people. Based on the
teaching at Dalian University of Technology he quickly acquired a
good command of Chinese and passed level 8 in the HSK exam. Working as a business analyst in China and Germany Peter processes applications from German students and offers
advice and assistance to help them select an appropriate study course and
obtain visas. Peter can also offer assistance to all students planning to do an
internship in Dalian
Tony Gora
China-based Program consultant.
Tony graduated from the University of Nottingham in England with a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering. One year of his studies was spent at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, USA. After graduating he taught Technical English for one year at Dalian University of Technology. He now teaches Maths and Physics A-Level to Chinese students wanting to go to university in the UK or Australia. Tony, who speaks fluent Mandarin, helps run the Dalian office and accompanies the Qingdao and Qufu excursions.