Thousands of employers, universities and government organisations around the world recognise Cambridge English certificates as proof of English language ability. The page covers recent highlights of organisations recognising Cambridge English exams.
News
2012
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05 April |
65 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in MarchIn March, 65 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Austria Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel Chile Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso China Degremont China (Fortune 500 Company) Egypt Alexandria Universityview |
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05 April |
47 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in FebruaryIn February, 47 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Ecuador Grupo Educativo Academia Naval Almirante Illingworth (ANAI) Estonia Estonian Business School Finland University Admissions Finland (UAF) University of Oulu France Ministry of the Interior - France Volkswagen Group France India Sant Baba Bhag Singh Insitute of Engneering and Technologyview |
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01 February |
More than 100 organisations recognise Cambridge English in JanuaryIn January, 102 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: CanadaNew Westminster College ColombiaLiceo Campestre de Pereira EgyptAmerican University, Cairo (AUC) GermanyAusländeramt in PeineKreisverwaltung PinnebergLandeshauptstadt Stuttgart-Amt für öffentliche OrdnungLandratsamt Schwäbisch Hall- Amt für MigrationLandratsamt Waldshut-Amt für öffentliche OrdnungStadthaus IIIview |
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01 January |
December - a bumper month for Cambridge English recognitionIn December, over 140 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Australia Academia International, MelbourneAustralian Child Care Career Options (ACCCO)Hillsong International Leadership CollegeLloyds International CollegeMartin College - BrisbaneMartin College - Gold CoastMartin College - SydneyNorthed International CollegePresbyterian Ladies' CollegeUniversity of Queensland - Health ScienceWilliams Business Collegeview |
2011
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01 December |
Over 90 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in NovemberIn November, over 90 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Argentina St. Albans College Australia University of CanberraUniversity of Southern Queensland Austria Fachhochschule Salzburg - Innovation & Management in TourismFH Vorarlberg University of Applied SciencesInternational College of Tourism and Management Bulgaria VUZF UniversityNew Bulgarian University (NBU) Denmarkview |
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08 November |
PEAK Undergraduate Program, The University of Tokyo accepts Cambridge EnglishThe University of Tokyo is going to launch two new undergraduate programs as PEAK (Program in English at Komaba), taught entirely in English, in October, 2012. One is on East Asian Studies and the other focuses on Environmental Sciences. All courses are taught in English and prior knowledge in Japanese is not required. Merit-based scholarships are available. For details, please see http://peak.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ view |
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01 November |
36 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in OctoberIn October, 36 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:Australia Greenwich College - Australia Canada University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan Finland University of Jyväskylä France Ministère de la Défence Germanyview |
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01 October |
80 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in September.In September, 80 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Argentina Foreign Service Institute of the Nation (ISEN) Brazil Cultura Inglesa, BrazilFaculdade CCAA Bulgaria Varna Free University Ecuador Centro Educativo Isaac NewtonLiceo Jose Ortega y Gasset France Ministère de la DéfenceMinistère de l'intérieur, de l'outremer, des collectivités territoriales et de l'immigration Hungaryview |
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01 September |
Over 50 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in AugustIn August over 50 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Australia Office of Health Practitioner Registrations BoardsQueensland Institute of Business Technology (QIBT), Mount Gravatt CampusAustralian Institute of Holistic Medicine Brazil Cultural Brasil-Estados UnidosGod's Finger Language School Canada Adler School of Professional Psychology, VancouverCanada College Chinaview |
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01 August |
More organisations recognise Cambridge English this summerIn June and July this year, over 40 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Argentina Universidad Juan Agustín MazaColegio ITCOakhill School Brazil Centro Cultural Brasil Estados UnidosEmbratur Canada Alexander CollegeFairleigh Dickinson University, VancouverFraser International CollegeSelkirk CollegeVancouver Community CollegeCreate Career College Costa Rica Idioma Internacional Germanyview |
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02 June |
Over 25 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in MayIn May, over 25 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. view |
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23 May |
Over 45 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in MarchIn March, over 45 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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01 May |
Over 50 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in AprilIn April, over 50 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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09 March |
Vietnam National University says yes to Cambridge EnglishThe Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City is the latest to join the 12,000 organisations around the world to adopt Cambridge English standards of language ability. From 2011, under-graduate- and post-grad students can prove their English language ability at the start and finish of their courses using Cambridge English: Key, Preliminary, First, Advanced and Proficiency. Cambridge ESOL's Business English Certificates (BEC) and BULATS are also accepted under the new scheme. Uyen Pham, Cambridge ESOL's Marketing Manager for South East Asia welcomes this initiative:view |
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07 March |
Mexican university adopts Cambridge English standardsview |
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03 March |
Over 95 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in FebruaryIn February, over 95 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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14 February |
Cambridge's teaching English abroad qualification gets thumbs up from exams regulator of the UK governmentOfqual, the exams regulator of the UK government, has confirmed that Cambridge ESOL's Delta qualification for teachers is at the same level as a Master's degree or a professional diploma in the UK, Ireland and other European Countries. This is a result of Delta being placed at level 7 of the UK government’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF), making it the only English language teaching diploma currently included at this level.view |
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09 February |
Over 100 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in JanuaryIn January, over 100 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions are as follows:view |
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09 February |
UK medical schools accepting Cambridge English trebles in a yearThe number of medical schools in the UK recognising Cambridge English language tests more than trebled in a 12 month period, according to new figures. As of December 2010, 26 schools from across the UK now accept the English language tests from Cambridge ESOL compared to just 7 a year earlier. Language experts Cambridge ESOL, who compiled the figures, say this boost is part of a growing trend in the healthcare industry where language skills are becoming top of the skills agenda. Cambridge ESOL's Nicola Johnson says:view |
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25 January |
Cambridge English speaks up in CanadaCambridge English is helping to fuel the buoyant international student market in Canada. More and more Canadian educational establishments are joining the list of over 2,500 organisations around the world that recognised the high-level qualification Cambridge English: Advanced. New additions to the list include Saint Mary’s University, University of British Columbia (Okanagan) and Thompson Rivers University .view |
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24 January |
60 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in DecemberIn December last year, over 60 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions are as follows:view |
2010
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01 December |
Over 40 new organisations recognise Cambridge English in NovemberIn November, over 40 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions are as follows:view |
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29 November |
Cambridge English: Advanced gets recognition boostMore than 2,500 organisations now recognise Cambridge English: Advanced, a high-level language qualification which has been specifically designed to test the English skills needed for demanding professional and academic situations. Cambridge ESOL's Nicola Johnson says: “Cambridge English: Advanced is a high level qualification and this massive boost in acceptance shows how seriously organisations around the world are taking English language ability. ”view |
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09 November |
Leading U.S. Law School Joins Ranks of Schools that Accept the ILECWashington University School of Law in St. Louis announced on Oct.1 2010 that it will now accept Cambridge ESOL's International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) for admission to its LL.M.studies. Washington University has LL.M. programs for international applicants, such as the LL.M. in U.S. Law, the LL.M. in Intellectual Property/Technology Law, and a newly established accelerated Executive LL.M. for busy practitioners. It is also widely known for its strong LL.M to JD transfer program view |
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09 November |
Cambridge ESOL Skills for life accepted by UKBA for student visasCambridge ESOL's Skills for Life has been added to the list of language tests approved by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) under new arrangements for student visas.view |
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21 October |
Polish universities take English language ability seriously, says CambridgeA recent survey from a department of Cambridge University shows a steep rise in the number of Polish higher education institutions who recognise the benefits of internationally recognised English language examinations.view |
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14 October |
96 per cent of the world's top universities use Cambridge EnglishNew figures show that 96 per cent of the world's top 200 Universities recognise or use Cambridge English language qualifications from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL). The report by Cambridge ESOL uses data from the QS TopUniversities.com rankings of the world's top universities issued in September.view |
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13 September |
BIBF Invests in Cambridge English Skills for Bahrain's Finance ProfessionalsManama, Bahrain - The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) is the first institute in the region to adopt the popular Cambridge Financial English (CFE) blended learning course to help develop the language skills in the finance sector. The move is part of a growing trend which is seeing English ability becoming an essential skill in the finance sector. Zara Shahid Khan, Marketing Manager, Cambridge ESOL explains:view |
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25 August |
Peru's manufacturing industry turns to Cambridge experts to improve language skillsPeru's training giant SENATI has begun working with a department of Cambridge University to improve the language skills of thousands of apprentices in the country's manufacturing industry each year.view |
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25 August |
TNT successfully delivers language tests to workforce in UAEGlobal delivery giant TNT, which has operations in 65 countries, has seen unprecedented growth in the last 5 years in UAE. The organisation which delivers shipments to over 200 countries relies on a well-trained and engaged workforce to sustain this growth. With growth comes new training challenges, and a big part of this in recent years has been the need to up-skill employees’ language ability.view |
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03 August |
Over 100 new organisations chose to recognise Cambridge ESOL in JulyLast month, 113 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge ESOL tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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17 June |
New admissions rules to boost opportunities for overseas students at UK UniversitiesInternational students planning to study at UK universities can now use English language certificates to gain UCAS Tariff points – in the same way as they have traditionally done with 'A' Levels. The inclusion of Cambridge ESOL examinations in the UCAS Tariff will significantly boost opportunities for thousands of overseas students coming to UK universities each year.view |
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28 May |
English programme set to improve skill-set for 45,000 of Mexico's workforce of tomorrowA new English language initiative for up to 45,000 Mexican students will benefit the workforce of tomorrow, according to language school Harmon Hall. The agreement between Cambridge ESOL and the well known chain of private language schools will give access to internationally recognised English language qualifications to students at the 110 schools throughout Mexico as well as numerous corporate clients.view |
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27 May |
Education agreement to benefit thousands of students in Macedonia (FYROM)A new agreement between The Ministry of Education in Macedonia (FYROM) and language provider Cambridge ESOL will benefit the tens of thousands of teachers and students in the country's primary and elementary education sector.view |
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24 May |
Spanish region leads the way in bilingual educationA new agreement between the education authorities in the autonomous region of Murcia in south-eastern Spain and a department of Cambridge University is set to benefit thousands of students each year studying in 39 bilingual schools across the region.view |
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11 May |
Asia Fuels Demand for Business EnglishCambridge ESOL announced today that over the last 12 months more than 1000 new business and educational authorities across the world recognised its certificates and qualifications for business, education and immigration purposes. Half of the new organisations accepting Cambridge's BULATS – an assessment of real-life communications skills for business - were key businesses and educational authorities based in Asia. This growth which was particularly strong in China and Taiwan shows the importance the region is placing on English language ability for success in the workplace.view |
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01 May |
Over 50 more organisations recognise Cambridge English in AprilIn April, over 50 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge English tests. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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28 April |
Record recognition growth for Cambridge ESOL in MarchThis March, 75 new names joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge ESOL tests – making it a record month for 2010. The full list of new adoptions is as follows:view |
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19 March |
Air France chooses Cambridge ESOL to assess the English Language skills of its staffAir France has appointed the experts in language assessment, Cambridge ESOL, to assess the language skills of its workforce of nearly 63,000 employees. The three year contract with Cambridge ESOL is to use its Business Language Testing Service (BULATS). Cambridge ESOL, a department of the University of Cambridge, won the tender issued by the airline last December. Air France will be working with Cambridge ESOL to replace the existing language assessment tests used by the training department of the group to evaluate nearly 6,000 employees each year. view |
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17 March |
Cambridge helps to standardise English in VietnamAdopting Cambridge ESOL exams has helped the The Department of Education and Training (DOET) in Dongnai to standardise their English, according to Mr Le Minh Hoang the Director of DOET. Speaking last month at an event to commemorate the 2nd Anniversary of working with Cambridge ESOL, Mr Hoang said: “Cooperating with Cambridge ESOL gives us a shortcut in standardising our English learning and teaching quality.”view |
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10 March |
Sixty new organisations recognise Cambridge ESOL in January and FebruaryIn January and February, 60 new organisations have joined the list of organisations that recognise Cambridge ESOL tests as proof of English language ability. The full list of new adoptions is as follows: Argentina Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Universidad Nacional de General San Martin Universidad Nacional de la Matanza Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Brazilview |
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10 March |
More Mexican organisations say yes to CambridgeCambridge ESOL exams are being recognised by more and more institutions in Mexico, with an additional 62 universities officially accepting the exams in the last year. The latest adoptions include Instituto Internacional de Estudios Superiores and Universidad de la República Mexicana S.C. – who join the 10,000 organisations around the world who recognise the qualifications as proof of English language ability. Recognising bodies include employers, universities and government organisations. view |
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14 January |
Saxon school students benefit with Cambridge EnglishA new education project in Germany, recently praised by Saxony’s Culture Minister, will see secondary school pupils in the region sit English tests set by a department of Cambridge University. The bilingual initiative, which fully comes into force later this year, will see pupils from 27 Secondary Schools in Saxony take Cambridge ESOL’s Preliminary English Test.view |