Xiwai International School is a joint venture between Xiwai Investment and Management Co. Ltd. and Shanghai International Studies University . The former is a company specializing in education investment; it consists of shareholders and senior managers, including individuals from the international banking sector, such as Goldman Sachs, and from Chinese and overseas educational institutions. (The school's Advisory Board members, too, have a cross-cultural, international background: some are from the private sector, whilst a number possess doctoral degrees from well-known Western institutions, and have taught in Chinese and Western universities, including Fudan, Harvard, Yale, and Oxford ). Shanghai International Studies University is one of China 's key universities, directly under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Ministry of Education. It excels in the area of foreign language and culture studies. The combined resources of both partners make Xiwai International School one of the best in the Chinese pre-tertiary education arena....