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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    For the first time, international students will now be able to take this English language proficiency test to gain acceptance at the following institutions:

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    Freya Thomas Monk, Pearson SVP of English Assessment said: “Ever-increasing numbers of test takers, universities and colleges across Europe are choosing PTE Academic.

    “The reasons for this are many. For instance, it is liked by students for speed of results, with 1.2 days the average score turn around time for the first six months of this year. Colleges meanwhile benefit from our industry-leading security measures and can trust that the person taking a test is who they say they are, as well as relying on our highly accurate measures of a student’s English language skills.”

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    The latest PTE Academic test center to open is situated in Mumbai – K.P.B Hinduja College of Commerce, Charni Road, Girgaon.

    Starting this May, sessions are now available at the College for test-takers to take this globally recognized, fast, and reliable English language proficiency test for immigration and study abroad.

    Commenting on this latest PTE Academic test center, Vikas Singh, Managing Director, Pearson India said, “We are always looking for opportunities to expand our reach to give PTE Academic test takers a greater choice. We are pleased that students who aim to enhance their English language skills and brighten their chances to make it abroad can now opt for K.P.B Hinduja College as one of the sites for the exam.”

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    With the opening of the latest PTE Academic center in Turkey earlier this year, at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, test takers have a wider choice of exam locations across the country than ever before.

    Many test takers, whether from Turkey itself or those traveling from Iran for instance, will book at one of the four PTE Academic centers available in Istanbul.

    However, there are also test slots available in many other parts of the country, including the capital Ankara, Denizli, Erzurum, Sarica, Adana, and now Izmir.

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