Is Lebanon too little to rank?
The arrival of the latest English Proficiency Index (EPI) from Education First (EF) has led to the normal splash headlines in the English language...
Vietnam allows British Council to administer IELTS exam again
As previously reported here (‘Exams on hold in Vietnam’, 11 November 2022), Vietnam suspended the British Council, and other foreign administers of IELTS, from...
Visa requirement lifted for Colombian students
Until recently, Colombians who wanted to come to the UK to study for up to six months had to apply for a visa that...
Exams on hold in Vietnam
From November 10, all IELTS exams in Vietnam have been put on hold until further notice, according to the local press. The move follows...
Japanese parents protest against spoken English test
A test of spoken English is to be introduced as part of the entrance exam for Japan’s prestigious national high schools in the Tokyo...
Algeria to teach English in schools
Much like Morocco, which saw a recent survey by the British Council discover that there was considerable support for replacing French as the second...
