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December 4

Trainee pilots in Saudi Arabia to take Linguaskill English test

OxfordSaudia Flight Academy is using Linguaskill in their foundation programme to test their 800 students and check their ongoing progress.

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November 27

Australian government renews acceptance of C1 Advanced

The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs has renewed its recognition of the C1 Advanced qualification as proof of English proficiency for all visa programmes. This means that candidates with this qualification can continue to use C1 Advanced for study, work and migration to Australia.

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November 20

Thailand’s Ministry of Education recognises English teaching qualifications from Cambridge

The Ministry of Education in Thailand has recognised a range of English teaching qualifications from Cambridge Assessment English. The Office of Basic Education Commission has recognised the qualifications as minimum entry requirements for primary and secondary teachers who plan to teach on English Programmes and Mini-English programmes in schools across the country.

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November 20

Malaysia: Ministry of Higher Education recognises English language exams from Cambridge

The Ministry of Higher Education in Malaysia has recognised Cambridge English Qualifications, Linguaskill and OET, as minimum entry requirements to private higher education institutions across the country.

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November 10

Global conference highlights the practical benefits of research in raising educational standards

Research into practice: evidence-based decision-making in international education, 18 November 2020

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October 27

Poland: BMAT boost for veterinary students

Poland: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences) will begin accepting the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) results for students applying to study on veterinary medicine courses. The move makes Wroclaw the first medical school in Poland to use BMAT as a requirement to study veterinary medicine.

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October 21

Single strategy. Single organisation.

The University of Cambridge today announced that it will bring together its publishing and assessment operations to create a single organisation. Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment publish and create world-leading content and examinations that are used across more than 170 countries.

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October 12

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences recognises the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences is now accepting results from the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) for students applying to study healthcare-related courses. The move means that anyone applying to study Medicine, Odontology, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine courses at the university can now use BMAT results as part of the application process to the institution.

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October 8

Cambridge Assessment English to support PISA Foreign Language Assessment

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has announced that foreign language skills will be assessed as an optional component of the international PISA evaluation of education systems, beginning in 2025 with a comparison of English language levels in schools worldwide. Tests will be developed by Cambridge Assessment English, a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge, under a Partnership with the OECD. Future cycles may include the assessment of other languages.

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October 2

Eurovision winner hits the right note with Cambridge English

The winner of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest has passed a Cambridge English Qualification. Polish pop sensation Roksana ‘Roxie’ Wegiel recently passed her Cambridge B1 Preliminary for Schools exam, and now plans to move onto the next level.

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