New centers open and new universities sign up as PTE Academic demand grows

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With 34% global growth this year, more test takers than ever are selecting PTE Academic as their first choice English language exam for studying and working abroad.

To meet this demand, we have opened 14 brand new state of the art Pearson VUE test centers across the globe so far in 2018 to give test takers even greater flexibility when choosing the venue and date for their PTE Academic exam.

For example, five centers have opened in major cities across Australia including Adelaide, Perth, and Sydney. Likewise in India, a further nine Pearson VUE test centers have recently opened across the country, in cities such as Delhi, Surat, and Ahmedabad, to give test takers a greater choice of venue.

In addition, we have opened a further 21 new third-party test centers this year.

Alongside this, increasing numbers of universities worldwide are accepting PTE Academic as the test by which prospective students can prove their English skills. Recent additions include:

  • University College of Northern Denmark (UCN)

  • UNITAR International University, Malaysia

  • Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

  • East Asia Institute of Management, Singapore

  • EAE Business School, Spain

  • Norwich University of the Arts, UK

  • Illinois State University, USA

  • University College of Northern Denmark (UCN)

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