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There's lots of exciting things happening in the UK over the next few months. Take a look at English UK's guide to the major events and exhibitions being held in the UK from May up to and including July.

Andrea Calderon is from Colombia. She is studying general English for five months at English UK member Language Teaching Centres Eastbourne (LTC Eastbourne). Find out more about her experience of living and studying in the UK.

Monday 28 April – Thursday 1 May 2014
Hilton Cartagena

We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for the next English UK Fair in April 2014 for the Central and South American region. The English UK Fair, Cartagena 2014 will bring together accredited UK English language centres and study abroad agents in a seafront hotel set amidst tropical gardens, minutes from the ancient walls of this UNESCO-protected Caribbean colonial town. 

News on the future of the extended student visitor visa, inside information from the government's international education export strategy, and projections for the global ELT market to 2020 were just some of the highlights English UK's annual conference, which took place from 15 - 16 May.