Led by Southville International School and Colleges, the Southville Global Education Network (SGEN) an affiliation of 7 premier educational institutions in the country, and Jimei University, one of the key universities in Fujian Province, China, strengthened their partnership once more during the visit last August 21, 2009 of the latter’s administrators headed by their President, Professor Jiande Gu, together with staff from the Chinese Education Center in the Philippines, and Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International.

SGEN and Jimei University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) when the former’s top brass visited China on June 28, 2009. Included in the MOU is a program exchange of both institutions for the purpose of research, teaching and development.

SGEN is composed of Southville International School and Colleges, Southville Foreign University, Stonyhurst-Southville International School-Lipa and Batangas, South Mansfield College, SEED Academy, and South SEED LPDH College.