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First ever US-Cambodia Education Fair is to be attended by AES
03 April 2012The first ever fair showcasing US and Cambodian educational organizations is set to take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this weekend, 7th and 8th April. According to organizers Ruwan Hulugalle & Company (RHC), the fair could attract 10,000 targetted Cambodians keen on improving their future and the future of their country. US university particants are [...]Australian student visa changes to boost international students to universities
26 March 2012The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, has announced changes to Australia’s student visa program, effective from last Friday March 24. ‘From 24 March, we are implementing streamlined visa processing arrangements for prospective students enrolled in Bachelor, Masters or Doctoral degrees at participating universities, making the application process simpler and faster. ‘In [...]GAC graduate receives 6 offers at non-Pathway Universities with a total scholarship value of US$294,000
08 March 2012YUNNAN: Ms Jingyan Guo from Kunming Foreign Language School GAC Center has been offered six US university places, with scholarships ranging from US$2,000 to a massive $US74,000. Jinyang, with an excellent GPA of 3.6, received the largest scholarship offer from Earlham College, the 75th ranked liberal arts college in the US (according to US News). [...]University drop out rates are more than 30 per cent, says Ke Song, Director, Kunming Foreign Language School GAC Center
07 March 2012…My academic career in U.S. as an undergraduate student … and later as a graduate majoring in Curriculum and Instruction of Mathematics gave me the experience necessary to appreciate foreign students’ perspective and labors. My being a certified Math teacher in U.S high schools further revealed to me more strikingly scary statistics, that 30% of [...]Hanyang University Breaking Records for the Global Assessment Certificate program in Korea
27 February 2012Seoul, South Korea 2011 was a monumental year for the GAC Center at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. In February, the center opened the largest single intake at any Approved Teaching Center in the country with 127 students. The graduation ceremony of 121 of these students, on December 6, has also been unmatched in [...]Inaugural BMD-GAC Speech Competition at Budi Mulia Dua International School
15 February 2012Jogjakarta, Indonesia On March 12, 2011, ACT Education Solutions, Limited and Budi Mulia Dua International School were proud to sponsor the inaugural 2011 BMD-GAC Speech Competition. The competition awards prizes to the most fluent English speakers in primary and junior high school. More than 80 students from 15 Central Javanese schools took part. Congratulations to [...]GAC students tough it out in Sarasas Ektra School Community Service Camp
15 February 2012Cha-am, Thailand Each year, Sarasas Ektra School in Bangkok, Thailand organizes a community service camp for their Year 11 students. With the school opening its first GAC class in 2010, this was the first year that GAC students participated in the annual event. This year, the community service camp was held in Cha-Am, south-east Thailand. [...]New Thai Pathway University Delivers in English: Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) at Thammasat University
20 January 2012SIIT at Thammasat University has recognised the GAC with an English level of 2.0, and average ACT scores in English, Maths and Science of at least 21.5.
Five new US Pathway Universities
20 January 2012Five new universities from California, Oregon, Idaho and New York State have provided letters of recognition of the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) program and joined the group of more than 90 GAC Pathway Universities.
ACT Education Solutions, GAC Center Help Impoverished Students in China (Activity, Autumn 2011)
21 November 2011Charity project aims to help students obtain a high-quality college education.