New partners Merrimack College
January 2008
Study Group is pleased to announce that Merrimack College, Massachusetts is the latest American partner to join our fast growing list of International Study Centres (ISCs) in the USA. As of January 7th 2008, Study Group will have a new ISC, Universities in America Partner and Embassy CES location at Merrimack College. Previously operated by Kaplan, there has been a language school operation on this campus for ten years.
The College is located just 45 minutes’ travel time from downtown Boston, on the beautiful New England campus in North Andover – close to the Atlantic Coast beaches, ski resorts of New Hampshire and historic local towns such as Salem and Newburyport.
This exclusive college has ranked in the US News and World Report top tier of private liberal arts colleges in the North East for the past six years. It offers a wide range of undergraduate course options, including Business, Engineering, Pre-medical, Pre-dental, Computer Science and Fine Arts. Merrimack also offers superb sporting and recreational facilities.
Marylou Retelle, Vice President of Enrolment at Merrimack commented;
"We're delighted to have a strong global player like Study Group on our campus. They very much share our vision for growing the international student presence at the College".
International Study Centre
We will open a Study Group International Study Centre at Merrimack College on August 23rd 2008 in conjunction with the fall intake. We will offer the ESL Transition Program.
The Study Group ISC English Transition Program prepares students both linguistically and personally for the challenges of degree level study in the USA. Suitably qualified applicants can apply with the equivalent of an iBT TOEFL 32 for language training, practical preparation and the opportunity to earn college credits while studying on campus.
Study Group is a global leader in the international education and training industry, with headquarters in Brighton, UK. We now employ over 1,500 people in nearly 20 countries. Our employees are some of the leading experts in their field. Every year, 35,000
students from 120 countries benefit from our unrivalled educational opportunities, choosing to study at one of our superb learning centres around the world, which include Bellerbys Colleges (UK), Embassy CES Colleges (UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand) and Taylors and Martin Colleges (Australia). Study Group also has a growing list of International Study Centres, located on the campuses of prestigious universities around the world.
Embassy CES English
For Embassy CES, Merrimack College provides a beautiful, typical New England campus with full student access to all campus facilities including a state of the art fitness studio, weight rooms, dance studio, indoor running track, gym, shops, games rooms, cyber cafe and library. The campus also features a professional award winning Concert Theater, a 220 acre campus with numerous outdoor sports facilities.
Director of Operations Nick Stratford comments, "We're delighted to add a long standing school such as Merrimack College to our portfolio of Embassy CES language schools. With demand for New England at an all time high, the timing couldn't be better, and Merrimack compliments our established school at Boston Lasell College in Newton". Initially we will offer standard, intensive and TOEFL preparation courses. The campus will also operate as a Summer Group Centre.
Universities in America
As a UIA partner institution, Merrimack will be our most prestigious Massachusetts location. This selective, private, Liberal Arts College has been named as one of the top ten regional schools by US News and World Report for six years in a row, and is ranked in the top tier in the America's Best Colleges report.
There are 2000 full-time students and a student/faculty ratio of 12:1. As well as a state of the art School of Business and International Commerce (which recently received an alumni gift of $2.5m) the college offers undergraduate civil, electrical and computer engineering, biochemistry, computer science, fine arts, pre -law, pre-dental and pre-medical. The college also offers 16 varsity sports and 15 division II sports.
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Notes to Editors:
CHAMP Private Equity, in partnership with Petersen Investments, took ownership of Study Group International Limited for AU$176.4 million in 2006. Arvid Petersen, of Petersen Investments, is the company’s Executive Chairman.
Spanning five continents, Study Group is a global leader in international education, providing the highest quality educational opportunities for students from over 120 countries. Beginning in 1994 with 7000 students per year, Study Group now has an enrolment base of 40,000 around the world.
Through Study Group’s leading set of partnerships with top universities, it is able to provide on and off-campus preparation courses for international students that ensure academic success and entry into some of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. The quality of its teaching is confirmed by independent accreditation bodies worldwide including: English UK, Ofsted, British Council, NEAS, Accet, English Australia and New Zealand Qualification Authority.
Through the Bellerbys brand in the UK, Study Group provides academic preparation for international students wanting to study at English-speaking universities. Courses include GCSEs, A-Levels, specifically designed Foundation courses to gain entry into universities, a degree course and pre-masters qualifications.
Study Group offers English language courses for international students in 18 locations in all of the main Anglophone destinations through its Embassy CES brand. Courses include short-term general English, one-year academic programmes and specialist English preparation for public English language qualifications, or for degree programmes at English-speaking universities. Study Group also runs youth summer vacation courses in the UK, Ireland and the USA, combining English language training with both academic and extra-curricular activities.
The biggest intake of international students into Study Group’s UK programmes is from countries with emerging economies such as China, and South East Asian economies, and in particular from oil rich nations like Russia and the Middle East.
