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June 2008

Another International Study Centre (ISC) to be added

Pennsylvania State's Kutztown University joins as our first public university ISC. Kutztown, with approximately 10,200 students, is part of the Pennsylvania State Higher Education System and is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania - 20 miles from both Reading and Allentown, 90 miles from Philadelphia, and 100 miles from New York City. Kutztown offers close to 80 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate programs.

Further details will follow shortly.

April 2008

Another International Study Centre (ISC) to be added

Study Group USA are pleased to annouce that they will be adding The University of Scranton to their ISC portfolio.

The University of Scranton is a nationally recognized Jesuit university that consistently is ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. News and World Report for Masters Universities in the North U.S. Visit their website for more information at www.scranton.edu.

Further details will follow shortly.

April 2008

Universities In America (UIA) welcomes two new partners

Clemens College in Connecticut is a specialist school that offers associate 2 year degrees in Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Management.

Webber International University located in Florida about 45 minutes from Disney World. Webber offers undergraduate programs in a variety of areas (business, computer information systems management, sports management, hospitality and tourism management, etc.), as well as an MBA program with several different specialties.

Further details on these new partners will follow shortly.

April 2008

CSU Study Centre Sydney students are awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence

Two CSU Study Centre students from diverse backgrounds were recently awarded the prestigious CSU Dean’s Award for academic excellence in Information Technology.

Mr Quang Le is currently undertaking the Master of Information Technology at the CSU Study Centre Sydney. Originally from Vietnam, Quang completed his Bachelor of Information Technology at the CSU Study Centre Sydney before taking on the challenges of the Master of Information Technology.

Mr Lucas Borkovec is in his final semester of the Bachelor of Information Technology at the CSU Study Centre Sydney and is originally from the Czech Republic. He’s enjoyed his studies at CSU as he has been able to meet very interesting people and to gain a very good understanding of IT field.  Lucas said, “I came from an education system which is very different to that found in Australia. I was able to make the transition between the two because of the small classes and excellent attention offered to each and every student”.

Pictured:  Jenny Hayes, Director CSU Study Centre Sydney, Lucas Borkovec CSU Dean’s Award winner, Quang Le - CSU Dean’s Award winner, Professor John Hicks - Dean of the Faculty of Business and Professor Lyn Gorman - Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (Administration)

March 2008

International Study Centres (ISC) - Website Update

The following ISC websites are now live and include a list of progression degrees available to our ISC students.

Heriot-Watt ISC: www.hw.ac.uk/isc
Huddersfield ISC: www.hud.ac.uk/isc
LJMU ISC: www.ljmu.ac.uk/isc
Wales ISC: www.walesisc.com

March 2008

Bellerbys College University Placements

We are happy to confirm the following list of UK universities at which Bellerbys students obtained places in 2007. The list highlights the strength of Bellerbys College and the value it adds to students in their academic careers.

• Download The Times UK University Ranking, 2008 (PDF)

March 2008

BSc Business at Brighton

We are very excited about the new BSc business programme which is being delivered by the Higher Education Department at Bellerbys College in Brighton.

The programme is an LSE-developed University of London External System degree.

For more information, please go to the Bellerby College website >>>

February 2008

Quest University - a new Canadian partner

Study Group is proud to announce the establishment of our first International Study Centre in Canada on the campus of Quest University. The university will also be a University in America partner and an Embassy CES Summer School.

Read more >>>

February 2008

National Scholarship Awards 2008 - Nigeria and Ghana

Study Group are offering a unique opportunity for residents from Ghana and Nigeria to win a tuition scholarship.

Read more about the awards >>>

February 2008

Study Group officially opened the Brighton Study Centre today, a new £30 million facility purpose-built exclusively for international students, in a move which emphasises the UK’s position as global leader in international education.

The opening, which was attended by more than 200 guests representing the education sector in the UK and abroad, regional and international business leaders, as well as Study Group staff and students, was an extreme success. Madam Mayor of Brighton and Hove, The Lord Tomlinson of Walsall and other VIPs were given a tour of the new facility and met with some of the students.

Read more about the event >>>

January 2008

Study Group are pleased to announce that Merrimack College, Massachusetts is the latest American partner to join our fast growing list of ISCs in the USA.

The College is located just 45 minutes travel time from downtown Boston, on the beautiful New England campus in North Andover – close to the Atlantic Coast beaches, ski resorts of New Hampshire, and historic local towns such as Salem and Newburyport.

This exclusive college has ranked in the US News and World Report top tier of private liberal arts colleges in the North East for the past six years. It offers a wide range of undergraduate course options, including Business, Engineering, Pre-medical, Pre-dental, Computer Science and Fine Arts. Merrimack also offers superb sporting and recreational facilities.

The ISC's English Transition Program prepares students both linguistically and personally for the challenges of degree level study in the USA, and suitably qualified applicants can apply with the equivalent of an iBT TOEFL 32. 

• For further info, download of the Merrimack College ISC flyer (PDF. 1MB)

Embassy CES Boston

There has been a quality language school on the Merrimack Campus for ten years, and as of January 2008, it will be run by Embassy CES. Andre Kostousov, who has been at the school since it was founded, will stay on as Centre Director.

Director of Operations Nick Stratford commented,

"We're delighted to add a long standing school such as Merrimack College to our portfolio of Embassy CES language schools. With demand for New England at an all time high, the timing couldn't be better, and Merrimack compliments our established school at Boston Lasell College in Newton"

Embassy CES students will benefit from studying among American students and sharing their university facilities.  The student residences, cafeteria, library, sports facilities, etc, are all nearby. 

• For further info, download the Embassy CES Boston flyer (PDF. 3MB)

December 2007

EMBASSY CES 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

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

WATCH VIDEOS OF EMBASSY CES 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

“ 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 CES 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 STUDENT 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 CES 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 CES 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.