Thursday, June 12, 2025

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BPL receives national grant for English language learning

BPL has received a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of the foundation’s Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative.

Mongolia opens English Language Teaching Center of Excellence

With support from the US Embassy and a range of international partners, Mongolia's new Center of Excellence will...

ENACT app brings world cultures to classrooms

Free "Around the World Club" package from Newcastle University distributed to schools worldwide. Helping to integrate children from all...

British Council launches second year of Action Research programme

The British Council has launched the second year of its Action Research programme, awarding grants to thirteen new researchers. 

Ukraine partners with Cambridge on English language education 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MoES) are joining forces to...

Fighting with English

The West has been providing Ukraine with military aid in various forms, from Leopard tanks coming from Germany to Patriot missiles from the US....

EU takes stance for Lettori

Further to our news piece in the current issue of the EL Gazette (see page 7) and the latest twist in the tale of...

English top of extracurricular classes in Spain

Parents in Spain are spending up to €350 per child for extracurricular tutoring. The number one skill the students are being taught in this...

Lack of housing affects student numbers in New Zealand

New Zealand, like the rest of the world, is beginning to see a real bounce-back, post-pandemic, in student numbers. But, like the rest of...

Tokyo invests in English

Tokyo is investing in its teenagers’ English and an exchange programme with overseas teenagers, reports The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily newspaper. The city’s 2023 budget...

Dictionary definition sparks global culture clash

The Cambridge English Dictionary has hit the global headlines by adding an extra meaning to the definition of both man and woman to show...
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