ACK signs MOU with British Council Kuwait

In a step aiming to cooperate with international educational institutions, the Center of the Continuous Education (CCE) at the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the British Council in Kuwait. According to the MOU, exams of the world renowned IELTS tests are to take place in ACK campus, which will have a substantial effect in facilitating the procedures of the exams. The cooperation is in line with the objective of the Community Service Center of its role towards the Kuwaiti society.

The MOU aims to enhance knowledge in English Language and establish cooperation between the British Council, being the British organization concerned with emerging culture and educational opportunities, and CCE, in order to provide educational opportunities to the Kuwaiti youth. Engineer Sager AlSharhan, Deputy Managing Partner - Industry at ACK, stated: “The College provides such opportunities due to the higher demand for taking IELTS exams by the young people wishing to continue their education or those searching for better opportunities and to test their English skills, especially that the test is a major pre-requisite in a large number of universities around the world.” Representing the British Council in Kuwait, the MOU ceremony was attended by Mr. Grant Butler, General Manager, Mr. Muray Miller -General ManagerExaminations for MENA region, Mr Anoj Janjula, Deputy GM - Examinations, Mr Mahmoud Mansour, Director of Testing Department, and Mr Azim Parker. Representing ACK, Engineer Sager Al-Sharhan, Deputy Managing Partner - Industry, ProfessorIsam Zabalawi, President, Dr. Gad Elbeheri, Dean of the College, Dr. Usama Al-Jamali, Advisor to the Chairman at ACK, Mr Ali Mubarak, Director of Corporate Training, and Dr. Zeina Nehme, Manager of Alumni and Career Placement Center.

IELTS is an international standardized test of English languageleading to measure the English language skills. It is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education in Kuwait. In addition, it is significant for studying and living abroad, and is recognized by 9,000 institutions and universities all over the world. Further, the test is recognized by a large number of universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and is used by over two million people in the world.