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December 2007

Embassy is on Facebook

Facebook is the second fastest growing website in existence. Users spend an average of 20 minutes on the site each day and two-thirds log on at least once a day.  Many of our students love Facebook and we're pleased to announce that you can now find Embassy CES on there.

Visit our pages for the USA, for Australia and New Zealand, and for the UK now.

November 2007

New Universities in America Partners

Study Group USA is pleased to announce two recent New England partners for the Universities in America program.

As of January 2008, Fisher College, located in the heart of downtown Boston, will become a UIA partner institution. Study Group will also run the Fisher College ESL Transition program on campus. We are also now offering Daniel Webster College in Nashua New Hampshire. As well as excellent programs in engineering, IT and business, Daniel Webster is recognised as a leading institution in the field of aviation.

We look forward to welcoming students to both of these excellent institutions.

We are also pleased to inform you that Study Group now runs ESL transition programs on the campuses of our existing partners at Woodbury University in Los Angeles and Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe, providing greater access to both of these popular institutions.

October 2007

New Brighton Study Centre Opens

Our brand-new Study Centre, located in the heart of Brighton, opened its doors this week (Monday 29^th October) to more than 900 students from around the world.

Situated right beside Brighton railway station, it is one of the first buildings you see when you arrive in the city by train. And we are proud to announce that this impressive structure is now open for business.

The Centre, which houses the company headquarters, the Brighton schools of Embassy CES and Bellerbys College, student accommodation buildings and on-site sport and restaurant facilities, marks a new standard within the international education industry.

The new address and essential telephone and fax numbers are as follows;

Study Group International
Brighton Study Centre
1 Billinton Way
Brighton
BN1 4LF

September 2007

Watch Videos of Embassy Classes

You can now see what life is like in Embassy CES classroom. Go to the Embassy CES website to view the clips.

September 2007

Brighton Study Centre Pre-Launch Event a Huge Success

“ It is the best international school in Europe and in the World! ”

Grigory Ugarov, Academic, Russian Federation

Last Sunday (2nd September, 2007), 100 of Study Group’s key partner agents arrived in the UK to see, first-hand, the stunning new Brighton Study Centre. The two-day event - which included presentations from Study Group staff, tours of the site and even tuc tuc rides and a photo shoot - proved to be a huge success.

“We were delighted that so many of our key partners from around the world could join us for this pre-launch event and see for themselves what great facilities their students will be enjoying in the heart of central Brighton.”

Lucy Greaves, Manager of Group Sales & Event Organiser

Read more about the Brighton Study Centre Event >>>

September 2007

Embassy Receives LTM's Star Award for Best Chain Language School 2007

Language Travel Magazine is the publication for agents selling English courses, read in over 110 countries around the world. Embassy CES is very proud to have won the Language Travel Magazine Star Award for the Best Chain Language School, 2007. The awards are voted on by agents, and reflect business excellence in the service they receive from the company, as well as the satisfaction levels of their students.

Johnny Peters, Study Groups' Regional Director for EMEA, collected the award on behalf of Study Group in front of over 500 industry colleagues and agents at the gala ceremony. It’s great recognition for everyone at Embassy CES.

You can read more about the awards on the LTM website.

September 2007

Bellerbys Students Achieves Six A Levels at Grade A!

Top grades in no less than six subjects mean that Iliyas Issatayev was the most successful Bellerbys A Level student in 2007.  Iliyas has now confirmed his place to study Economics at the London School of Economics.

To read more about Bellerbys students A Level results, go to our dedicated Bellerbys website >>>

August 2007

The New Brighton Study Centre is Almost Complete

The new Brighton Study Centre was unveiled last month when the scaffolding and covers were removed from the outside of the building. 

We are happy to report that the building project is running to schedule and the brand-new college and residence will be ready to welcome students during the autumn break in October 2007.

The Study Centre will be an environmentally-friendly building, emitting 40% less carbon dioxide than other buildings of a similar size.  There will be low energy lighting, high insulation including planted roof areas and a computerised system which will continually monitor the efficiency of the building and its energy consumption.  When the computer detects that a room is empty (through movement and CO2 sensors) the heating or cooling and lighting to that area is reduced or turned off.  There will even be bird boxes on the roof to encourage vists from swallows and swift.

Read more about the new Brighton Study Centre >>>

July 2007

30% of Bellerbys Foundation Students Have Achieved Distinctions

We are delighted to announce that 115 students on Foundation courses at Bellerbys this year, achieved a final grade of 75% or higher.  That means that an impressive 30% of all Foundation students achieved a Distinction.  News regarding Foundation student placement at university will be available at the end of August.

To view read the full list of Bellerbys students who achieved a Distinction, go to our dedicated Bellerbys website >>>

July 2007

Five Embassy Schools Win Excellence Award

Congratulations to Embassy CES schools in Sydney, Melbourne, Cambridge, Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco for winning the 2007 Annual Excellence Award, given by languagecourse.net to those language schools which receive the highest customer satisfaction ratings worldwide.

These evaluations are based on results from interviews with more than a thousand language students worldwide. Embassy CES Fort Lauderdale has won this award for three years running, and Cambridge for the second year. This is the first award for the other Embassy CES schools.  Hats off to the staff!

June 2007

Bellerbys Students Receive Conditional Offers to the UK's Top Universities

Bellerbys College students from all four centres have received offers to attend the best universities in the UK.

The selection process is highly competitive, with many students attempting to win places to their first-choice universities. Bellerbys College students are able to compete at the very highest level, receiving offers from the top universities.

Read more about the conditional offers >>>

June 2007

Embassy Worldwide Graduation Day 2007

19 Locations. Five countries. One day!

Friday June 15th, 2007 and it was a big day for Embassy CES. Hundreds of students all over the world graduated from their Diploma courses.

We were there to capture the event in the UK’s Brighton centre. The entire school gathered in the school gardens to applaud the successful Diploma students. Principal Nigel Addison and Vic Richardson, Global Academic Director & Embassy Chief Examiner were there to congratulate all the students and announce the Embassy CES UK Student of the Year.

The 2007 Student of the Year in the UK was Birdur Yavuz from Turkey.

To read more about the days events , go to our dedicated Embassy CES website >>>

May 2007

New Brighton Study Centre Update

Moving Ahead: A New Building, A New Era

Brand-new Study Centre in Brighton

Opening in Autumn 2007, the International Study Centre will offer the best facilities in the UK for international students.

Set in a contemporary, environmentally-friendly building, there will be four floors of teaching space, plus a further five floors of single, en suite residential accommodation.

Located in the heart of Brighton, the building will occupy a landmark position just a few minutes from Brighton station and the North Laine area with its fashionable shops, restaurants and entertainment venues.

The new centre features:

• 375 en suite single bedrooms
• Over 60 classrooms
• Six science laboratories
• Five art studios
• Dark room
• State-of-the-art library
• Exam and lecture hall
• 24-hr security and dedicated residential wardens
• Bookshop
• Excellent restaurant, with hotel-quality catering for up to 220, with indoor and outdoor seating options
• International menus including halal and vegetarian meals
• Student common room, with plasma TV and DVD player
• Internet café
• Private study rooms
• Student Services unit
• Free internet and email access
• Two minutes’ walk to Brighton train station
• 30 minutes to Gatwick Airport
• 90 minutes to Heathrow Airport
• 60 minutes to Central London

Download the New Brighton Study Centre Brochure

Read newspaper article

Please contact your Regional Office for more information.

May 2007

Building Futures - New school in Brazil

Plan International have helped us to identify the most suitable location for our next school project: the Rosalina Zaidan school in the Codo Novo district of Maranhou, in northern Brazil.

This is very exciting news – it means that within 12 months we will have built three schools in three continents: Asia, Africa and South America.

With a school in each major continent, in similar time zones to our own schools, it opens up a wealth of possibilities for twinning our own centres with the schools we’re building.

An update with photo's and full report to follow soon.