Press Clippings

 - International, 27 Apr 2012

EF International Language Centers 'Paris' video selected as a finalist in the 2012 Vimeo Awards

EF Education First has been selected as a finalist in the Advertising category for the prestigious 2012 Vimeo Awards. The video chosen as a finalist features Paris, one of the destinations offered by EF International Language Centers and is one of the seven part ‘Live the Language’ series which was directed by Gustav Johansson. Other videos feature Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Vancouver, Beijing and Barcelona.

The 2012 Vimeo Festival and Awards feature 13 categories, including four that are brand new – one of which is the Advertising category EF Education First has been nominated in. Prizes include USD$5,000 grants to category winners and one USD$25,000 grand prize. 

 - China, 18 Apr 2012

EF China featured in Interior Design Magazine- “Creativity is Born Here”

Huffington Post  - New York, 13 Feb 2012

7 Deadly Skype Interview Sins

Skype has transformed a lot more than just the telephone industry. Its ease of use and ubiquity is opening up new opportunities in health, education and business. Telehealth, largely fueled by Skype, has allowed doctors to communicate with rural and remote patients. In education, initiatives to link teachers with students have redefined classroom learning. In business, Skype has not only significantly reduced the cost of doing business, but also has changed the way companies hire new employees. With the economy in the Western hemisphere still in the doldrums, job candidates are casting wider nets and companies are reducing travel costs. The Skype video interview is now firmly part of the job application process.

 - New York, 04 Nov 2011

5 Myths about MBAs

 - Washington D.C., 06 Oct 2011

Young MBAs Compete to Solve Global Problems

Solving the world’s most pressing social challenges takes passion, dedication, innovation and a good business plan, which is the idea behind the Hult Global Case Challenge. 

Hult International Business school is one of the world’s top business schools, with campuses across the globe. Three years ago, Ahmad Ashkar, one of its enterprising MBA students, founded the Hult Global Case Challenge (Hult GCC), a competition for business students to come up with ways of solving pressing global issues.

 - London, 07 Jun 2011

The Guardian - Russia in race for Olympic English

The organisers of the 2014 winter Olympics in the Russian resort city of Sochi last month appointed EF Education First, the Swiss-based language training provider, as the official supplier of language training for the event, with the task of teaching English to up to 70,000 Olympic staff, volunteers and tourist-sector workers.

 - New York, 14 May 2011

The Wall Street Journal - English Spoken Here

The emerging BRIC economies are running up against a language barrier, according to a new survey of 44 non-English-speaking nations and territories (most shown here) by the study-abroad company EF Education First. Brazil, Russia, India and China all were in the bottom third in English-language proficiency among adults. In Latin America, Brazil ranked sixth, bested by tiny economies such as Costa Rica.

 - New York, 21 Apr 2011

The Huffington Post - English Proficiency: Countries That Speak The Best English

Anybody who has ever traveled or lived outside the US has stories of amusing English bloopers. One of my favorites was meeting a Chinese teenager who proudly gave himself the English name "Ad Lib," in tribute to "Freedom." While Ad Lib was certainly a grander name than other self given names, it isn't uncommon to come across given names like "Fluffy," "Meat," and "Bacon" (These are real people, I assure you. Just not native English speakers). But English is no laughing matter. We've found that English language skills have some serious impact on national economic and social development.

 - London, 04 Apr 2011

The EF EPI Index is featured on the Monocle Weekly radio broadcast

 - São Paulo, 31 Mar 2011

Noticias Terra - Escandinavos são mais fluentes no inglês; sul-americanos, os menos

Speaking English is increasingly fundamental for working in international business, but a new study shows that there are major differences in fluency in different parts of the world. The Scandinavian countries have the greatest command of English, among non-English speaking countries, while Russia, Turkey and Latin American countries are the worst performers, according to a study released on Wednesday by EF Education First, the largest provider of English language training in the world.

 - Santiago, 31 Mar 2011

Chile es de los países con menor dominio del "idioma universal"

The low level of English detected by the SIMCE test is not exclusively a problem for Chilean students. This Wednesday, an international study showed that the problem affects the entire population.

 - Paris, 30 Mar 2011

Le Figaro - Niveau d'anglais: les Français 17e sur 44

France places 17th out of 44 countries from around the world, where English is not a first language, according to EF Eductaion First, a language education company.

 - USA, 30 Mar 2011

The Financial Times - China: better English students than India?

When the British Council published a study saying China had more English speakers than India readers with experience of both countries wondered aloud where China was hiding all those Anglophones. Even in Shanghai, with its British colonial past, taxi drivers are about as likely to speak English as they are to obey traffic signs; neither has really caught on.

Now comes another study about how China is drawing neck and neck with India – and eroding the comparative advantage of the sub-continent.

 - New York, 23 Jan 2011

The New York Times - Business Schools With a Social Appeal

Business schools can be cutthroat places. After struggling to gain admission to the top schools, students compete for grades and the best work placements. Meanwhile, the schools themselves jostle for position in the various global rankings, competing in order to attract the most able students. But in the never-ending battle for dominance, one London business school has decided to appeal not to potential students’ wallets, but to their consciences.

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