By Kerrie Kennedy. Private equity platform ONCAP has announced it has reached an agreement to partner with ILAC, the largest private English language school in Canada with campuses in Toronto and Vancouver. The terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. More...
Irish gov’t passes bill to protect staff & students at English language schools
By Kerrie Kennedy. Plans to introduce a long-awaited International Education Mark in Ireland can finally be realised as part of newly-passed legislation that establishes protections for the staff and students of English language schools in the country. More...
Lingvist launches AI-based language platform
By Kerrie Kennedy. Lingvist has launched a customisable AI language course creation tool that gives users the ability to fully create and share vocabulary courses based on their specific interests. More...
Googlangues
L’année vient à peine de débuter, alors soyons positifs et faisons, nous aussi, preuve de persévérance dans nos apprentissages des langues pour bien entamer la nouvelle année. Plus...
Full Circle buys Our World English Schools
By Kerrie Kennedy. Hong Kong-based international education management company Full Circle Education Group has acquired summer course provider Our World English Schools, marking the group’s third acquisition in the UK in three years. More...
Do I need an Italian language certificate to study in Italy?
All non-EU students looking to study in a programme in Italian, must show proof of a B2 Italian language level. To do so, several Italian language certifications are available, which are issued by universities, cultural institutions and certified language schools in Italy and worldwide. The most known and used ones are the CELI (Italian Certification as a Foreign Language) and CILS (Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language). Both differ a lot depending on which level exam you are sitting for. However, all of them have a very similar format. To receive an Italian language certificate like CELI, or CILS, several parts of the language are tested, including:
- Reading comprehension
- Listening comprehension
- Oral expression
- Writing expression
The Italian certificates CELI and CILS are language tests for foreign learners of Italian who plan to study in Italy, or who require recognised certification of their language skills. Each section of the examinations is evaluated separately – therefore, in order to pass the exam, all four sections have to be passed. The test can be taken at selected locations in Italy, or abroad. All examination candidates receive the same tasks and the examinations are graded by trained raters. The CELI, or CILS language tests measures all four of the above listed language areas and provides you with detailed results to show you exactly where your strengths and weaknesses are.
The CELI and CILS exams are accepted by all Italian universities and requires a minimum rating of B2 on all four parts. More information about Italian language certificates can be found, here and here. More...
Action needed to avert the growing crisis in language learning
The paper shows only 32 per cent of 15-to-30 year olds from the UK can read and write in two or more languages (including their first language). This is less than half the level in the second-placed EU country (71 per cent in Hungary), and far behind France (79 per cent), Germany (91 per cent) and Denmark (99 per cent). More...
Université d'hiver - BELC 2020
L'université d'hiver - BELC 2020, une formation intensive pour les professionnels de l'enseignement du français qui exercent en France ou à l'étranger, se tiendra du 17 au 28 février 2020, à Sèvres, près de Paris, dans les locaux de France Éducation international (CIEP). Plus...
France Éducation international - Stages de perfectionnement linguistique, pédagogique et culturel été 2020

- Les professeurs des écoles et aux instituteurs qui enseignent une langue vivante.
- Les professeurs de langues vivantes de l'enseignement secondaire (collèges, LEGT et LP).
- Les professeurs en charge de l'enseignement d'une discipline non linguistique en section européenne.