Shanghai Daily news

Wall Street English has donated a package of English-language training courses to help senior Expo organizers communicate better for the 2010 event.

The materials worth 2.5 million yuan (US$361,000) will be used primarily by high-ranking leaders of the Shanghai Bureau of World Expo Coordination, said Luigi Peccenini, founder of the Wall Street Institute.

In 2002, Wall Street English donated materials worth 8 million yuan to Shanghai government to support the city's World Expo bid. More than 240 government officials have received training so far; the project runs through the Expo.

The Wall Street Institute for English training was established in 1972; it has 400 centers in 26 countries and regions.