Press room

Welcome to the Cambridge ESOL Press room.

This is a resource for journalists in print, broadcast, online and other media.

In recent years the issue of language assessment has become prominent in the news agenda as it has become part of the wider debates about multilingualism, migration and globalisation.

Media from all around the world approach Cambridge ESOL when they need comment from experts in language learning, teaching and assessment.

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Press releases

Click on any of the headlines below to access the press release.

2011
12 December	Expansion of Cambridge English: Advanced test centres in China
18 October	Official Cambridge English preparation materials to benefit language learners worldwide
20 May	Australia to welcome students with Cambridge English
14 February	Cambridge's teaching English abroad qualification gets thumbs up from exams regulator of the UK government

2010
09 November	New project “a boost” to Higher Education in the Emirates
14 October	96 per cent of the world's top universities use Cambridge English
09 July	Cambridge welcomes landmark court ruling on entry requirements for international students coming to the UK
11 May	Asia Fuels Demand for Business English
27 April	Peru-based English teacher-trainer gets top prize from Cambridge
26 April	Dublin Language school teams up with Cambridge for computer-based English language project
19 March	Air France chooses Cambridge ESOL to assess the English Language skills of its staff
25 January	Cambridge Advanced accredited at levels C1 and C2
21 January	Cambridge ESOL leads Westminster discussion on student immigration
21 January	Language learning essential in the "employee development toolkit"

2009
3 November	EF Education First and University of Cambridge ESOL collaborate on a groundbreaking English language assessment to rate language skills on a recognized global scale
2 November	University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations and Kaplan Aspect sign agreement
25 September	BEC to the future
21 September	BULATS becomes major language test provider for EADS
13 August	Business English UK to offer BULATS in 400 schools
28 July	Cambridge ESOL enables teachers to take skills back to Thailand
22 July	Cambridge ESOL champions South African teachers
12 June	International delegates to discuss primary school English language assessment (PDF 89Kb)
28 May	Cambridge host international discussion on multilingualism and other language trends in Catalonia and the rest of Europe (PDF 89Kb)
23 April	Fairytale ending for Argentinian young learners of English from Fuerte Apache (PDF 69Kb)
18 March	Innovative financial English course developed by global partners (PDF 48Kb)
25 February	En 2009, 1 000 lycéens bretons candidats à la certification linguistique de Cambridge ESOL et de ses deux partenaires européens, l’Institut Goethe et l’Institut Cervantes (PDF 21Kb)
11 February	Chelsea FC Academy players receive academic recognition from Cambridge University (PDF 22Kb)
5 February	Cambridge Brings 800 Years of Experience to Greece (PDF 20Kb)

2008
8 December	Thousands more students in Vietnam benefit from Cambridge English language Certificates (PDF 88Kb)
27 November	Cambridge ESOL supports UK Border Agency’s Tier 2 system (PDF 79Kb)
20 November	Largest provider of private educational services in China to offer Cambridge’s Young Learners English Tests (PDF 72Kb)
18 November	Business English semi final held at Nanchang University, China (PDF 73Kb)
4 November	Top young business talent in Vietnam compete for place in prestigious international business English competition (PDF 65Kb)
22 October	Cambridge ESOL and Colombian President both stress importance of nation’s education policy at major conference (PDF 74Kb)
29 February	Cambridge ESOL exams recognised for UK immigration (PDF 38Kb)
18 February	European Survey on Language Competences (PDF 52Kb)
4 February	BEC Leading the Way in Business Language Learning (PDF 43Kb)
1 February	Taiwan Ministry of Education Recognises Cambridge ESOL Certificates (PDF 44Kb)
17 January	938,000 take leading English language test in 2007 (PDF 37Kb)

2007
6th November	Gujarat Gaining the Business Edge through English provision (PDF 41Kb)
5th November	Cambridge [UK] sets the standard in language learning (PDF 26Kb)
30th August	Achieve - ESOL for Work (PDF 25Kb)
24th August	HCMC Managers Learn to Improve English in the Workplace (PDF 26Kb)
24th August	UK Government Accreditation for Cambridge ESOL Certificates (PDF 25Kb)
24th August	Results Online a great success! (PDF 25Kb)

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Contact the Press office

For further PR/Media information or to set up an interview please contact:

Stuart Giblin, Media Relations Officer
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
1 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB1 2EU
United Kingdom

Tel. +44 1223 558407
Fax. +44 1223 553036
Email: ESOLPublicRelations@CambridgeESOL.org

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