EF released the latest version of EF EPI. A survey on the English proficiency of 750,000 adults in 63 countries and regions shows that the English proficiency of Danish adults ranks first in the world for the first time, surpassing Sweden, which won the world championship three times before, while Chinese mainland ranks 37th with a score of 50. 15.
According to this report, although Chinese mainland's English level is still low, it has improved steadily. Especially in Shanghai, Beijing and other big cities, the average English level has approached or even surpassed Hong Kong.
This report is the fourth edition after the first EPI report released on 20 1 1 ef, and it is the first standard in the industry to measure the comprehensive English ability of national adults. At the same time, the new report comprehensively analyzes the test data of nearly 6 million adults and the changes of English level in the past seven years, and also reveals the ranking performance of mainland cities for the first time.
EF Education won the "20 14 Sina China Education Festival" award again.
At the "20 14 China Education Festival" hosted by Sina Education Channel, EF won the double prizes of "20 14 Most Influential Children's English Institution" and "20 14 Most Famous Foreign Language Education Institution" again, and EF has won these two prizes for many years.
In 20 14, ef continued to invest in curriculum product research and development. The newly developed and upgraded High Flyers 7-9-year-old professional children's English course runs through the course, relying on various multimedia courseware and powerful online learning system to create an English environment. Starlet also studies this brand-new children's English course in EF every day.
The new mobile teaching mode Smart 15 launched by EF Adult English integrates technology, fashion and education to provide more effective learning solutions for English learners in China. The learning system not only includes 24-hour online oral English classes led by native English teachers, but also provides various interactive face-to-face courses and multi-theme life club activities, which creates a real communication environment for language learning and gives more people the confidence to speak English.
EF Education Helps 20 14 Sochi Winter Olympics.
The 22nd Winter Olympic Games opened in Sochi, Russia. As an official language training provider, EF Education has customized the "Olympic English" course for the Sochi Olympic Games to help the Winter Olympics and the 1 1 Paralympic Games. The course has been launched for nearly 70,000 athletes since April, 20 1 1.
The deep relationship between EF education and Olympic Games can be traced back to 1988. EF provided language training support for Seoul Olympic Games in South Korea for the first time. Subsequently, EF once again used its top-notch training system to provide language training services for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which won the heartfelt thanks of Ms. Yuan Bin, director of BOCOG's market development department: "The Olympic Games is not only a grand event of sports competition, but also a platform for global cultural exchange. EF EF has an expert language training team and will provide important language training service support for the success of the Beijing Olympic Games, so that guests from all corners of the country can better share China and world culture. " 20 14 Sochi 20 14 Chernushenko, president of the Olympic organizing Committee, praised ef for once again supporting the Olympic games as an official language training service provider: "ef has accumulated rich experience in English training for sports events and can provide the highest level of language training through many cooperation with the Olympic games and various international sports events."
EF Global Student Leaders Forum was successfully held in Shanghai.
While devoting itself to English education, EF Education always pays attention to the all-round development of 3C leadership of young people around the world, that is, critical thinking, cooperative skills and creative thinking. On March 17, EF Education held a two-day "Global Student Leaders Forum" in Shanghai. 100 middle school students from China and 400 middle school students from the United States brainstormed to discuss "how the younger generation can use creative resource combination to realize more social responsibilities and promote sustainable development under the background of economic globalization". During the two-day intensive forum, students had a fierce ideological collision with many international economists, entrepreneurs, NGO public welfare activists and business leaders on major issues such as corporate responsibility, medical health, education and public welfare, and displayed a number of creative works, from life watches that provide emergency assistance for agricultural irrigation circulating water systems that achieve filtration and sterilization to creative vehicle-mounted devices with danger warning functions. Students,
EF Education signed the Rio 20 16 Olympic and Paralympic Games contract.
EF Education signed a contract to become the official designated language training provider for the 20 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil. After serving the Beijing Olympic Games, EF Education will continue to provide the world's largest language training program for the 20 16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in Brazil (hereinafter referred to as Rio Olympic Games). By then, more than one million people will receive British training, including: 1 10000 Rio Olympic staff, more than 900,000 Olympic volunteer candidates, contractors and young Brazilian students. This cooperation is also based on the long-term cooperation between EF Education and the Olympic Games: from 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in South Korea to the recent 20 14 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, EF Education has been providing high-quality language training services for the Olympic Games.