Waespi believed that learning a language should be an enjoyable, enriching, and personal experience that increased understanding between cultures.

In 1960, he handed over his five schools for English (Bournemouth, London), French (Lausanne), German (Cologne – now Berlin), and Italian (Florence), to the Eurocentres Foundation, which he then managed for another 20 years.

The aims foundation implied to promote understanding between people and bridge national, cultural and social barriers.

1960: Duttweiler forms an independent Foundation under the Eurocentres name, creating a number of what he terms 'European Language and Educational Centres'.

1968: Eurocentres receives the "Statut Consultatif de la Catégorie 1" – advisory status in the field of language teaching and learning – from the Council of Europe.

Today: Eurocentres remains an internationally recognised organisation, with a network of schools, agencies and offices dedicated to maintaining global dialogues across cultures.

2018: All Eurocentres' English and French activities, including schools in the UK, France, a franchise network, and teaching provisions across the world have been acquired by German firm mvc Education & Career group.

Eurocentres offers languages schools in the UK and Ireland (London Victoria, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cambridge, Dublin and Galway); Australia (Cairns) ; Canada (Toronto, Lunenburg and Vancouver); United States (San Diego); France (Paris and La Rochelle), South Africa (Cape Town); Malta (Pembroke); Previous schools: (Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne); New Zealand (Auckland)); United States (Alexandria, New York and East Lansing); Malta (Sliema); France (Amboise); Switzerland (Lausanne); Spain (Barcelona, Valencia and Marbella); Germany (Berlin); Italy (Florence); Japan (Yokohama-Kanazawa); China (Beijing); Turkey (Istanbul) and Russia (Moscow and Saint Petersburg); .