At the beginning of the orientation, the head of the academic department, Danny Qian, introduced the merits AHEAD had accomplished within the past ten years with the UNSW program. From 2009-2017, 95% of all 3000 students from the company’s eight highly prestigious schools were accepted into Australia G-8 Universities with high priority. The UFS foundation program is Australia’s oldest and most renowned foundation program. Later, Danny explained to the new teachers the curriculum design and structure for UFS. Moreover, he elucidated the code of conduct for teachers and the expectation which the students, AHEAD and the cooperating schools have for them.
The two academic managers then explained the curriculum in detail (by subject) and the importance of the global exams in June and November. In this way, all course information and important deadlines were fully explained.
To close the meeting, Danny communicated the teaching philosophy of AHEAD which is to give all students 100% of our attention (no child is left behind). The teachers were in total agreement with AHEAD’s teaching philosophy. We believe our new teachers will soon acclimatize themselves to the new school and life style.
Introduction to the UF International High School Program
The UF (University Foundation) international high school program is developed, delivered and managed by AHEAD Education, which has been officially authorized by UNSW Global to run the UFS (UNSW Foundation Studies) programs in high schools throughout China.
The eight UF program centers are the largest and most influential base of undergraduate applicants for the Australian Group of Eight (G-8) universities in China.
From 2009 to 2016, nearly 95% of our UF program graduates were admitted to undergraduate studies at Australian G-8 universities, with the remaining 5% enrolling in other World Top 100 universities (QS Rankings).
The UF international high school program is a two-phase program designed to be completed in five semesters (two semesters for the fundamental phase and three semesters for the core phase). The core phase is further broken down into one semester for the pre-foundation course and two semesters for the UNSW Foundation Studies (UFS) course.
UNSW Foundation Studies (UFS) is a program of the University of New South Wales. Established in 1988, UNSW Foundation Studies is the longest-running and learning Foundation Program in Australia and is designed specifically for students with an international education background. UFS is located on the University of New South Wales (UNSW) campus in the beautiful Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. UNSW is a member of the Group of Eight key teaching and research universities in Australia. It is colloquially known as the “Southern Hemisphere’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology”, and is firmly ranked in the world’s Top 50 universities year after year. UNSW boasts a number of Nobel Prize winners; the Australian Graduates School of Management, which is ranked first in Australia and the top 10 in the world; the World Photovoltaic Solar Energy Research Center; Asia Pacific Actuarial Research Center; and the Architecture College which presided over the design of the Olympic Water Cube in Beijing.