英国文化协会IELTS雅思考试奖学金启动

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    Friday， December 10， 2010

    THE British Council is announcing the launching of its 2010 International English Language Testing System （IELTS） Scholarship for Filipino students who are planning to study at universities overseas.

    In line with its mission to promote the global sharing of knowledge and ideas， the British Council will select seven postgraduate students from the Philippines， each of whom will receive a scholarship of $3，500 towards the cost of tuition fees.

    Eligible applicants will have an EILTS test score.

    The IELTS is the world's leading English language test designed to evaluate ability to communicate in English for education， immigration and professional accreditation worldwide.

    "IELTS is an international test that puts people first and I can't think of a better way of underlining this than helping more people realize their aspirations by giving them access to international education networks and experience，" said Greg Selby， British Council IELTS Manager for East Asia.

    Early this year， the British Council has launched the scholarship in Vietnam， Korea and India with a total investment of around 60，000 （approximately $90，000）。

    The council said it is investing in order to benefit individuals and their societies to help Filipino graduates achieve their personal goals， and to promote connections with the international higher education sector.

    Scholarship winners will begin a postgraduate program at any overseas university that uses IELTS as part of its admission requirements in order to measure English language proficiency.

    Because IELTS is accepted at over ￡6，000 institutions in 125 countries worldwide， university choice is wide.

    In the United States alone， over 2，500 institutions and programs accept IELTS.

    Along with the rise in the number of US institutions accepting IELTS， the number of IELTS test takers globally increased to over 1.4 million in 2009.

    A complete application must be received by the British Council office in Pasig City by March 31， 2011.

    Detailed information regarding the British Council IELTS Scholarship， including application materials， is available at www.britishcouncil.org.ph.

    中文译文：

    星期五，2010年12月10日

    英国文化协会宣布，其2010年的国际英语语言测试系统（雅思）为菲律宾的学生谁正计划在大学出国留学奖学金启动。

    根据其使命，以促进全球共享知识和思想路线，英国文化协会将选择7名菲律宾研究生，每个人将获得3500美元的奖学金。

    申请人需有合格的EILTS考试成绩。

    雅思是世界领先的英语语言测试旨在评估英语沟通能力，在教育，移民和世界各地的专业认证。

    “IELTS是一个国际测试，把以人为本，我不能想到一个比帮助更多的人强调这更好的方式实现，让他们进入国际教育网络和经验，他们的愿望，”格雷格说，塞尔比，英国文化协会IELTS考试管理东亚。

    今年年初，英国文化协会推出拥有约60，000（约90，000美元）的总投资在越南，韩国和印度的奖学金。

    该机构称，这是为了有利于投资的个人和社会的毕业生，以帮助菲律宾实现其个人目标，并促进与国际高等教育界的联系。

    奖学金获奖者将在任何海外大学开始使用作为其组成部分雅思入学要求，以衡量英语语言能力的研究生课程。

    因为IELTS是6000英镑，超过125个国家的机构在全球范围内接受，大学选择的是宽。

    在美国就有超过2500个机构和方案接受雅思成绩。

    随着在美国机构接受雅思人数上升，全球雅思考生人数超过140万增加至2009年。

    一个完整的应用程序必须在收到由英国文化协会办公室在帕西格市由2011年3月31日。

    有关详细信息，英国文化协会IELTS考试奖学金，包括应用材料，是在现有 www.britishcouncil.org.ph .