WSE Portugal has won the prestigious 5 Star Award for Language Schools in Portugal. The award has been given by 5 Star/5 Estrelas, a consumer research agency that concerns about customer and market surveys covering two areas: overall satisfaction and brand's image against competing brands. The survey conducted in regard of WSE Portugal included queries on WSE Portugal's Good Teachers, Quality, Innovation and Kindness. WSE had 91% instant recall on the brand. It is worth to mention that WSE Portugal was up against competitors specifically British Council and Cambridge School. Sahl Hifzi, CEO of the WSE Saudi Arabia, said: "All are happy of this great achievement done by the team whose dedication and solid have played a vital role in attaining such a success. This is really a great and fantastic award for our brand." WSE China was also awarded the 2015 Influential Foreign Language Education Institution of China for their outstanding performance and educational excellence. The award was given at Sina's 2015 Education Ceremony, which brought together numerous industry elites to discuss and explore the future of China's education and digital revolution. Paul Blackstone, CEO of WSE China, said "we are extremely proud of this recognition of WSE's contribution to education in China. It is because of the passion and determination of our almost 3,000 WSE staff who are keen to maintain the WSE leadership in the English language training industry." WSE China opened their third new center of 2015 at Guangzhou 10 – Happy Valley which brings the total number of centers in China to 69. The new center was built using the innovative designs that encourages active and communal learning and supports cutting-edge classroom dynamics. The new center provides the highest quality-learning environment where students and staff can freely interact. It supports WSE China's objective of providing a unique learning environment that expresses culture and builds community.