ELS Language Centres UPM

In 1961,the first ELS Language Centre was established in Washington D.C. Today, the number of centres has grown to 60 throughout the United States. ELS’ strong relationship with universities and with their loyal network of counselling agencies around the world has developed pathways for international students to pursue their tertiary studies in the USA and in other countries.

In 1978 a new division, ELS Inc. (International division), was formed to expand ELS’ English teaching activities overseas. ELS (International) opened its first language school in Tokyo, Japan in 1978.

ELS Language Centres Malaysia was established in 1990. It has since grown to having 5 English language training centres throughout Malaysia. ELS Malaysia is registered with the Malaysian Ministry of Education.

In year 2011, ELS expanded its operations to include more than 20 language centres outside the United States. In 2012, like its franchisor in the USA, ELS Malaysia has quickly gained recognition as the leader in providing quality English language programmes. In 2012, ELS established a centre within the campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), a top-tier public university, which offers academic English language preparation for its inbound students.