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EIC Education is a Chinese study-abroad and international education services group founded in 2000, offering overseas application planning, test preparation, international courses and overseas support through a domestic and international branch network.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Overview

EIC Education (启德教育) is a Chinese education services brand focused on study-abroad planning and international education. According to its official website, Guangdong EIC Education Service Co., Ltd. was formally established in 2000, and in 2002 the company obtained qualification certification from China's Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Security and State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Its first branch, EIC Education Shenzhen, was set up the same year, and in 2003 the first EIC test-preparation campus opened in Guangzhou. From 2005 onward the company expanded beyond South China through wholly owned acquisitions in Jinan and Wuhan, followed by a Beijing company in 2006, when the Guangzhou company began taking on headquarters functions and the first overseas company, EIC Australia Sydney, was established. The brand describes itself as a full-industry-chain education service provider dedicated to cultivating globally competitive future talent. Its service chain spans study-abroad test preparation, international curriculum tutoring, background-enhancement study tours, study-abroad planning and applications, and internship and employment support. EIC states that it has cooperated deeply with 3,000 global institutions and acts as the official China recruitment agent for many world top-100 universities, including the Australian Group of Eight. It also says it has served more than one million students cumulatively. EIC operates an extensive network. Its official site states that as of 2026 it had established 75 branches and 128 sub-centers across 43 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, plus 17 directly operated overseas branches in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. It reports more than 2,000 study-abroad planning mentors and partner institutions across 25 study destinations. Its UK subsidiary, EIC UK, has offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham and additional offices in Glasgow, Newcastle, Leicester, Portsmouth, Nottingham and Coventry, with a team of academic tutors and campus counselors. Product lines include country-specific full-service application packages for the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Macau, Thailand, Russia, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Hungary, Dubai and Austria, covering high school, undergraduate, master's and doctoral stages. EIC also runs an international research institute that publishes annual study-abroad reports, and EIC test preparation publishes white papers on TOEFL, GRE and IELTS. The brand positions itself around trustworthy, full-cycle education services and a "domestic + overseas" dual-track progression ecosystem.

History

EIC Education traces its origins to 2000, when Guangdong EIC Education Service Co., Ltd. was formally established. In 2002 the company obtained qualification certification from China's Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Security and State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and its first branch, EIC Education Shenzhen, was founded. In 2003 the first EIC test-preparation campus opened in Guangzhou, marking the beginning of its study-abroad test-training business. In 2005 EIC moved beyond South China, establishing two branches in Jinan and Wuhan through wholly owned acquisitions and beginning its national expansion. In 2006 the Beijing company was established, the Guangzhou company began to assume headquarters functions, and the first overseas company, EIC Australia Sydney, was founded. In 2007 the Changsha company was established, continuing the domestic branch build-out. Over the following years EIC built a full-industry-chain service system covering study-abroad test preparation, international curriculum tutoring, background-enhancement study tours, study-abroad planning and applications, and internship and employment. It reports deep cooperation with 3,000 global institutions and official China recruitment agency status for many world top-100 universities, including the Australian Group of Eight. It also states that it has served more than one million students cumulatively. By 2026, according to its official website, EIC had established 75 branches and 128 sub-centers across 43 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and 17 directly operated overseas branches in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. Its UK subsidiary, EIC UK, operates offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham and additional offices in Glasgow, Newcastle, Leicester, Portsmouth, Nottingham and Coventry, supported by a team of academic tutors and campus counselors. EIC also runs an international research institute that publishes annual study-abroad reports, and EIC test preparation publishes white papers on TOEFL, GRE and IELTS.

  • 2026

    Official site reports 75 branches and 128 sub-centers across 43 Chinese cities and 17 overseas branches in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and Vietnam.

  • 2007

    Changsha company established.

  • 2006

    Beijing company established; Guangzhou company began assuming headquarters functions; first overseas company EIC Australia Sydney established.

  • 2005

    Expanded beyond South China with wholly owned acquisitions in Jinan and Wuhan.

  • 2003

    First EIC test-preparation campus opened in Guangzhou.

  • 2002

    Obtained qualification certification from China's Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Security and State Administration for Industry and Commerce; first branch EIC Education Shenzhen established.

  • 2000

    Guangdong EIC Education Service Co., Ltd. formally established.

Products and positioning

Trustworthy full-industry-chain education service provider focused on cultivating globally competitive talent, with a domestic + overseas dual-track progression ecosystem.

  • Australia/New Zealand full undergraduate and postgraduate package

    Full-service application package for Australian and New Zealand undergraduate and postgraduate study.

  • UK full-service undergraduate application

    Full-service application support for UK undergraduate study.

  • UK full-service doctoral application

    Full-service application support for UK doctoral study.

  • DO Global global top-university joint undergraduate application

    Joint application service for top universities in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

  • EIC UK one-stop overseas services

    Pre-departure guidance, arrival support, academic tutoring and career services in the UK.

Controversies

  • 2020

    EIC Education Refunds Only Half When 60% of Course Remains, Accused of Unfair Standard Clause

    People's Daily Online reported a consumer complaint that EIC Education would refund only 50% of the remaining fee when 60% of a training course remained; lawyers said the standard clause was suspected of being an unfair term. Refund disputes continued in many places afterward, and the Guangzhou Liwan District Court ordered Guangdong EIC Education to refund 13,520 yuan plus interest. Status: media reports. Entity involved: EIC Education Group. Scope: study-abroad training refunds.

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