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  • Online booking opens for ELT Marketing Conference
    30 November 2011

    Bookings are now OPEN for English UK's ELT Marketing Conference, organised by the English Language Promotions Group (the British Council, English UK, UK Trade & Investment and VisitBritain) and supported by Cambridge ESOL.

    Delegates will enjoy a top-class day of seminars, panel discussions and networking at the prestigious Butchers' Hall venue in Smithfield, London.

    Bookings are being taken online for this event at www.englishuktraining.com.

    For more information about the day please click here.

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  • UKCISA issues press release on visa changes
    29 November 2011

    The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has issued a press release based on findings from their survey which ran throughout October to gather feedback from international students who applied to come to the UK via the Tier 4 student route in 2011. View the full press release and details from the final Tier 4 survey report.

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  • a2 International Education Fairs - offers for English UK member centres
    28 November 2011

    The a² International Education Fairs run in association with UED, the Turkish agent association. These student facing fairs are the perfect opportunity to promote your school to thousands of students.

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  • English UK approves 100th partner agency
    25 November 2011

    It's been just over a year since the Partner Agency Scheme was launched, and English UK are delighted to announce that the scheme has now reached the landmark of 100 partner agencies

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  • The English UK Fair, Macau 2012 - open for bookings
    23 November 2011

    Tuesday 13 - Friday 16 November 2012

    Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16

    In partnership with and supported by the British Council, UK Trade & Investment and VisitBritain

    The English UK Fair, Macau 2012 will bring together accredited UK English Language centres and study abroad agents in an elegant hotel, set right on the waterfront, in the heart of the charming historic quarter of this former Portuguese enclave.

    Participation is limited to just 70 organisations (30 educators and 40 agencies) and is only open to English UK member centres and selected top quality agents from the Asia Pacific region.

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  • ELT Marketing Conference 2012 – a new year, a new venue, a new format
    21 November 2011

    For the 2012 ELT Marketing conference we are moving to a new venue - Butchers Hall - and a new addition to the event's format will be an associated evening reception.

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  • Sun, sea and serious business at the English UK Fair, Singapore 2011
    19 November 2011

    The English UK Fair, Singapore 2011 took place at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort from Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 November 2011. The workshop brought together 29 English UK member centres and 42 study abroad agents from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

    With a programme of social events, seminars, and one-to-one appointments in a luxurious beachfront resort overlooking the South China Sea, educators and agents had the opportunity to really get to know each other and develop long-lasting productive partnerships.

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  • English UK helps students whose schools have closed
    16 November 2011

    Students whose language centres have closed unexpectedly are being placed on new courses for free by English UK staff.

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  • English UK Teachers' Conference 2011 a success
    15 November 2011

    What do the Starship Enterprise, comedian Reginald D. Hunter and Harry Potter's hat have to do with EFL teaching? The 230-plus delegates who attended the 2011 English UK Teachers' Conference, which took place in London on Saturday 12 November, know the answer.

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  • English UK members demand an apology from Government over "banned colleges" list
    8 November 2011

    English UK members have instructed lawyers to demand a full retraction and apology for wrongly including them on a list of colleges "banned" from bringing international students into the UK.

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  • StudyWorld 2012 educator registration is now open
    7 November 2011

    Register now for StudyWorld London 2012. Book and pay before Monday 12 December to receive the Advance Early Bird rates.

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  • Wrongly named and shamed? Contact your lawyer, says English UK
    4 November 2011

    Language schools wrongly identified in the media as being "banned" from teaching international students are being encouraged to take legal action for defamation.

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  • English language students celebrate Halloween with English UK and Lost in London
    3 November 2011

    Almost 3,500 English language students had a fantastic Halloween night at an event co-hosted by English UK and corporate member Lost in London.

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  • English UK Teachers' Conference Line Up Change
    2 November 2011

    The Professional Services team has been busy processing multiple bookings for the upcoming Teachers' Conference, due to take place on Saturday 12 November at Prospero House, London.

    Unfortunately Jenny Johnson is unable to deliver her 'What Students Want' presentation, but we are pleased to announce Edward de Chazal has stepped into the breach and will present 'EAP Reading: Finding and Using Authentic Texts.' 

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  • Government's student visa changes damages competitiveness of £2.5bn sector
    2 November 2011

    The UK's £2.5bn English Language sector is losing students to overseas competitors as a result of Government visa changes.

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  • Nominations now open for the 2011 British Youth Travel Awards
    2 November 2011

    Submit your nominations for this year's British Youth Travel Awards, recognising the work and individual successes of organisations engaged in youth, student and educational travel, to and from within the UK.

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