Languages in Action commitment to quality in language education can be seen by the numerous accreditations and memberships our schools have.
Accreditations and Memberships of our Almuñécar & Granada Schools |
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| Accredited Teaching Centre by Instituto Cervantes (accreditation provided after rigorous control of both, all aspects of the center and its program of studies.) |
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| The school is a FEDELE center (organizer of the diplomas de Español D.E.L.E.of Instituto Cervantes in the city.) |
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| Partner Centre of the Madrid Commerce Chamber for the examinations: Commercial, Medical and Tourism Spanish |
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| The Granada City Hall gave the school the distinction of "Consumo Calidad" (for the professional work which is being made in terms of Eminence and Quality, attending all the established requirements of the AREA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE, SALUD Y CONSUMO (Environment, Health and Consumption). |
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| Granadian Association of Spanish Schools for Foreigners |
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| AEEA (Andalusian Association of Spanish Schools for Foreigners) |
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| FEDELE (Schools of Spanish as a Foreign Language Federation) |
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| ELITE (European Federation of Associations for Teaching Mother Tongues) |
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| The Almuñécar Association for Tourism |
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| The school is also entitled by Germany (Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Rhineland Pflaz) and by Austria, to provide Bildungsurlaub both language and commercial Spanish courses in Spain. |
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| We also provide Spanish courses for Swedish people with CSNs grants (Central commission of economical assistance for studies in Sweden). |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Valencia School |
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| Association of Language Travel Organizations |
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| Federation of International Youth Travel Organizations |
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| Recognized by the Generalitat Valenciana as a Tourist Service Company. This guarantees our client that our school has the quality standards and all the services needed to get this important recognition. |
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| Associated member of the Youth Valencian Insitute, which gives a lot of facilities to all the students that belong to this network of Youth Associations. |
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| Our Valencia school has courses recognized by the Bildungsurlaub in the following German counties: Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Bogota and Cartagena Schools |
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Our Spanish courses are ruled both by the Common European Framework of references for languages (CEF) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines.
Our Spanish school in Bogota, Colombia has alliances with excellent universities in Bogota and Medellin : This guarantees the quality of teachers, good headquarters, computer availability, cultural life and a total immersion in the Spanish language. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Cuernavaca, Mexico School |
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| Our Spanish school in Cuernavaca, Mexico belongs to the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Cuernavaca. “AIPEC”. This association watches and seeks the quality in the services offered by the Spanish language schools in Cuernavaca city. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Antiguena, Guatemala School |
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| Our school is officially recognized by INGUAT (National Tourism Office), approved by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Panajachel, Guatemala School |
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Our Spanish School is accredited both with the Minesterio de Educacion and the Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo. Licenses from both are needed to be able to give credits that universities around the world accept. |
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Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo |
Minesterio de Educacion |
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Accreditations and Memberships of our Manuel Antonia and San Jose, Costa Rica Schools |
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| Our staff has participated in ACTFL-OPI (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - Oral Proficiency Interview) workshops and some of them are OPI Spanish official testers. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Scarborough, England School |
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Since the School was established in 1968, we have been members of English UK (the Association of English Language Schools) and accredited with the mark of quality from the British Council. Our teachers are all professional, highly experienced and speak English as a first language. They care about the progress of each student in our care and they are committed to giving our students a balanced English learning experience. |
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Accreditations and Memberships of our Bristol, England School |
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| A Member of the Association of British Language Schools. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our London, England School |
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| Accredited by the British Council. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Oxford, England School |
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| Accredited by Quality English - Hand picked from the best English Language Schools; an English UK member, and accredited by the British Council. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Shrewsbury , England School |
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| An English UK member, and accredited by the British Council |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Edinburgh, Scotland School |
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| Accredited by the British Council. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Ennis, County Clare, Ireland School |
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| The school is recognized by the Irish Government Department of Education |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Chicago, USA School |
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| Our English Language School is a proud member of the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP). |
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The English language programs offered by AAIEP members are of the highest quality since all member programs are accredited by ACCET, CEA, or operate under the governance of regionally accredited colleges or universities.
For English Language studies in the USA, it is important to attend an AAIEP-approved school! |
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| Our school is an Illinois State Board of Education Certified school that is committed to excellence through innovative instruction. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Los Angeles and Boston, USA Schools |
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Members of IALC, NAFSA, AAIEP, and TESOL as well as local organizations (MATSOL and CATESOL).
Authorized test administration sites for the Institutional TOEFL and TOEIC examinations.
Authorized open test sites for the University of Cambridge language examination series including FCE, CAE and others. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Edmonton, Canada School |
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| Our College was the first in Edmonton to offer the Official Test for Teachers of English in Canada (TOEIC) |
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| A Member of the Canadian Education Centre CEC Network since 2000! |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Montreal, Canada School |
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| Our language school wins Consumer's Choice Award again for 2007, and is an Authorized Academic Training Provider. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Sydney, Australia School |
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| Member of the Association of Language Travel Organizations (ALTO); Member College of English Australia (EA); Member of FIYTO; NEAS Australia ; and Study in Australia. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Auckland, New Zealand School |
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Our school is considered to be one of the best schools in New Zealand. Established in 1972, we are a founder member of ENGLISH NEW ZEALAND, and we hold a three-year audit cycle, the top level of quality assessed by NZQA. Some courses are funded by the NZ Government Ministry of Education and Crown is approved to teach courses from IATA/UFTAA, ATTTO and City and Guilds International. Crown is an official test centre for TOEIC and IATA/UFTAA. In 2005 our school was ranked by IATA/UFTAA as one of the top three travel training schools in the world, the only New Zealand college to be awarded this outstanding international honor. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Mount Maunganui, New Zealand School |
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Our school is officially recognized by the government as a Private Institution. We are members of the Federation of Independent English Language Schools (FIELSNZ) and the Association of Private English Language Schools (APPEL). MMLC has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students published by the Minister of Education. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Christchurch, New Zealand School |
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Our School of English is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and is a signatory to the New Zealand Ministry of Education Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.
The school is also a member of ENGLISH NEW ZEALAND, an organization which promotes high standards of teaching and service in member schools. Our School of English employs teachers with internationally-recognized qualifications and TESOL experience. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Sliema, Malta School |
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Our school is fully licensed by the Ministry of Education to teach English as a foreign language and is a full member of FELTOM (Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations Malta). |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Pieta, Malta School |
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ur language school is licensed by the Ministry of Education of Malta and the Malta Tourism Authority (License No. 251/MB18). Therefore, all our teachers are fully qualified, our premises are regularly inspected and students are placed in licensed accommodation only. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our St. Paul's Bay, Malta School |
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We are a full FELTOM member; this means that the school is regularly inspected to ensure strict levels of quality are maintained.
We are a recognized Teacher Training centre and organize professional courses for teachers of English as a Foreign language. |
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| Recognized by CSN (The Swedish National Board of Student Aid) |
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| Recognized by Bildungsurlaub (Hamburg - Germany) |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Swieqi, Malta School |
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| Our school is licensed by the Ministry of Education of Malta and the Malta Tourism Authority. Being a licensed school means that all our teachers are qualified, our premises are regularly inspected and students are placed in licensed accommodation only. |
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| Our School is a full member of FELTOM [Federation of English Language Teaching Organizations Malta; this ensures that the courses, accommodation and services offered by the school are of the highest standard. |
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| Our School is an Approved Examination Centre in Malta for City & Guilds Pitman's ESOL exams. |
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| Our school is authorized to prepare students for the diploma and degree courses offered by the University of London [External Programme] in Malta. Courses available include BSc [Hons] Business; BSc [Hons] Computing & Information Systems; BSc [Hons] Economics & Management; BA [Hons] English; BSc [Hons] Information Systems & Management; and, BSc [Hons] Management. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Hong Kong School |
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| As a registered language center we also provide Workplace English programs (HKSAR Gov't sponsorship available), we also offer a wide range of courses for all needs and abilities. In addition, we are the official HK representative office of Columbia University, New York for their online study programs. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Paris School |
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Official examination centre for the TCF
Created in 2002, the TCF ("Test de Connaissance du Français") was developed under the control of the French Ministry of Education. This test situates candidates on a scale of 6 language levels defined by the European Council. |
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| Accredited "Bildungsurlaub" centre by the cities of Hamburg and Frankfurt for 30 hours of courses (40 lessons of 45 minutes). |
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International Association of Language Centres - The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) is a worldwide network of leading independent language schools that teach the language of their country to students from abroad. All follow a strict code of ethics and share a unifying principle:
“Learn a language where it is spoken” |
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| SOUFFLE - Established in 1990, SOUFFLE groups 18 internationally reputed French schools, all committed to maintaining the high quality of their service. SOUFFLE carries out regular independent inspections of all these language centres. |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Bordeaux, France School |
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| Our school in Bordeaux has been awarded the “Quality Award for French as a Foreign Language”. It is one of the first French-as-a Foreign-Language Schools in France to receive this accolade for the quality of its teaching, its facilities and its services (management, enrolment, accommodation, etc). |
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| In 2006, our school was voted as one of the 4 best French language schools in France by hundreds of Agents!!! |
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Officially recognized by the French Ministries of Education, Foreign Affairs and Arts and Communication, our school has been awarded the 'Qualité FLE' label for the quality of its teaching and services. |
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| The school is recognized by SOCRATES, the European Scholarship Program |
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| The school is a member of SOUFFLE, a professional group of French language centres |
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| The school is a member of IALC, an international association of language centres |
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| The school is also recognized by BILDUNGSURLAUB, the German Scholarship Program |
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| The school is an accredited exam centre for the Paris Chamber of Commerce |
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| The school is recognized by CSN, the official Swedish scholarship agency |
Accreditations and Memberships of our Lyon, France and Montreaux, Switzerland Schools |
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EAQUALS - European Association for Quality Language Services
EAQUALS offers the only widely accepted European quality standard for language teaching provision. EAQUALS is an association of providers of language services, founded in 1991, with over 100 members in over 20 different countries. EAQUALS grants its quality label to institutions that meet its high inspection standards. The EAQUALS Code of Practice and Charters provide clear specific quality guarantees, and enable those who need to recommend or take decisions on language learning provision to choose reliable partners. |
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| SOUFFLE - Groupement professionnel des organismes d'enseignement du français langue étrangère |
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Swiss Federation of Private Schools
The Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS) comprises 250 schools, including some of the most significant and oldest in the country. Swiss private schools are particularly experienced in the efficient teaching of the national languages (German, French and Italian) as well as other foreign languages and in learning to respect a variety of opinions and cultures. |
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AVDEP - Association Vaudoise Des Ecoles Privées
The Vaud Association of Private Schools (AVDEP) is a grouping of more than 50 member schools located in the Swiss State of Vaud. The primary goals of the AVDEP are to promote and improve the quality of education, to encourage innovation, and to maintain a certain Swiss tradition within a modern context. |
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Swiss Quality Label in Tourism, level 1
The “Swiss Tourism Quality Label” objective is to raise the awareness of quality in businesses, to foster collaboration between the various providers and to maintain the high level of service quality in Switzerland as a travel and holiday destination. Level I concentrates on quality development and ist particularly concerned with the quality of services. |
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FIYTO - Federation of International Youth Travel Organizations
FIYTO has been operating for 50 years, and is the largest and most influential organization in the sphere of travel for young people. It has approximately 350 members in 60 countries. |
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ALTO - Association of Language Travel Organizations
ALTO covers 120 organizations in 30 countries over the 5 continents. It brings together associations that organize working and linguistic trips within the framework of the ALTO quality charter. |
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CSN - Swedish National Board of Student Aid
CSN is the national authority that handles Swedish financial aid for students; i.e. loans and grants for studies. It also handles the recruitment grant, a grant awarded if certain criteria are met. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Montreal, Canada French School |
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Accreditations and Memberships of Lausanne, Switzerland School |
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| Our School's close contacts with the ALLIANCE FRANCAISE of Paris provide us with guidelines from their exceptional worldwide experience. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Bologna, Arezzo, and Maremma, Italy Schools |
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A.S.I.L.S.: Quality Guaranteed
A.S.I.L.S. member schools are required to adhere to strict didactic and professional requirements.
Each school has a permanent study center where Italian language courses are held. The prospectus published by the schools contains a detailed description of the courses and the various services offered.
All instructors, chosen for their professional and personal skills, hold university degrees and have experience teaching Italian to foreigners. |
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| Bildungsurlaub |
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| CSN - Swedish National Board of Student Aid |
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Università di Bologna
Italian School recognized by Government Department of Education as school of Italian language for foreigners "Scuola di italiano per stranieri" |
Accreditations and Memberships of San Remo, Italy School |
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| The school is recognised by A.S.I.L.S. (Association of Italian schools as a second language) and has received "Excellence Awards" for outstanding customer services. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Genoa, Italy School |
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| An official training centre for the 'University of Genoa'. Students participating in the Master of Italian Didactics for Foreigners, attend their training at our school. The language programs of Scuola Tricolore have been accredited by University de las Américas'Universidad de las Américas' in Mexico. Students receive 7 credits for each (4 weeks) language course they take. |
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| Kursportal Bildungsurlaub Hamburg The courses have also been recognized/ accredited by Bildungsurlaub Hamburg, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg and by the Swedish CSN. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Milan, Italy School |
Our Italian Language School provides individual study plans so as to guarantee a fast and effective learning through Italian Language Courses kept by Teachers all qualified with Ditals II level (Certification of Educational Capability of Italian Language to Foreigners, issued by the University of Siena). |
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| Our Italian Language School is recommended by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
Accreditations and Memberships of Milazzo, Italy School |
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| Established in 1994 and recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Taormina, Italy School |
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| The Italian Ministry of Education |
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| University for foreigners of Perugia as Authorised Exam Centre for CELI exam - Certificato di Lingua Italiana -.The CELI exam conforms with the European standards set by ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe - and by the Council of Europe. |
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| University "Ca' Foscari" of Venice as official Teacher Training Centre for degreeing teachers in ITALS University Master for Teachers of Italian as Foreign Language. |
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Our Italian language school is member of:
- A.S.I.L.S. - Association of Schools of Italian as a Second Language
- I.A.L.C. - International Association of Language Centers
- NAFSA - Association of International Educators
Our Center for Italian Studies has developed partnerships with the following U.S. institutions:
- Elon University, NC,
- Montclair State University, NJ
- Auburn University, AL
- Temple University, NJ
- New Hampshire University, NH
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Our Italian language courses are accredited by:
Sweden's CSN (Swedish National Agency for Higher education) to apply for Swedish students loans for study purposes; |
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| Germany's Bildungsurlaub in Hamburg for learning vacations and educational and training holidays. |
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| The school has been short listed among the best 4 schools in Italy by LTM-Language Travel Magazines |
Accreditations and Memberships of Chiavari , Italy School |
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| Recognized certificate from The Ministry of Education |
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| We work with the University of Genoa |
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| Recognized by the National Sweedish Further Education Council - CSN |
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| Recognized in Germany by Land in Hamburg |
Accreditations and Memberships of our school in Augsburg, Germany |
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Our school in Augsburg is a memeber of Fachverband für Deutsch als Fremdsprache |
Accreditations and Memberships of Berlin , Germany School |
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GLS is a member of:
Association of Language Travel Organizations; Fachverband für Deutsch als Fremdsprache; The International Association of Language Centres |
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Accreditations and Memberships of Freiburg , Germany School |
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| Membership: Recognized by the National Swedish Further Education Council – CSN |
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| License for: The European Language Certificates |
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| Membership: Fachverband für Deutsch als Fremdsprache |
Accreditations and Memberships of Kitzbuhel , Austria School |
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| Our school is recognized by Campus Austria, the governmental body authorized by the Austrian Ministry of Education for the approval of German language schools in Austria. Some American colleges require only national recognition status in order to accept that school for credit purposes. If this is the case with your college, then obtaining college credits should be a fairly painless procedure. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Lisbon , Portugal School |
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| Our Language School is a Private Educational Organization established in Portugal in 1972, and officially recognized by the Portuguese Ministry of Education. |
Accreditations and Memberships of St. Petersburg , Russia School |
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| Since 2004 our Russian Language Centre is a member of "ASTRA", The Association of Schools and Teachers of Russian Abroad. It means that the school is a reliable and permanent school, with an excellent program of Russian language studies, first-class teaching, an interesting and varied program of social activities. |
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Safe Russian Language Courses
In 2006 our Russian courses are certified by S.A.F.E. (Study Abroad Federation of Educators, USA). Our number one priority is keeping your stay safe and secure. Schools participating in the SAFE program have certified that they meet all requirements for the comfort and security. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Tokyo , Japan School |
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| Our school is a member of the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education (Nihongo Kyoiku Shinko Kyokai) and a member of The Forum for Business Japanese sponsored by JETRO which is an extra-departmental body of MITI. We are also authorized by the immigration Office as a Visa proxy. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Osaka , Japan School |
It is because our Japanese language school is the education field owned by an IT Vocational College has strong ties with universities, business world, higher education, IT-related field and other professional community. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Sapporo , Japan School |
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| Our school is officially a member of the APJLE(Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education). Sapporo Immigration Bureau approved this school to be a high quality institution. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Okazaki City, Japan School |
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| The highest quality Japanese language school in Japan , the school is an independent, selective, non-profit teaching and research center under the governance of the Hattori Foundation. APJLE accredited, we provide an innovative, international, and professional learning community for Japan Studies and Japanese Language Studies. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Tetouen , Morocco School |
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| Our Arabic Language School is a member of the European Training Center. |
Accreditations and Memberships of Cairo , Egypt School |
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| The Center officially recognized by the Under-Secretary of State for Education. This recognition is due to the fact that all teaching programs and materials of the Language Center as well Course structures are approved by the State Ministry for Education and Culture. The Center meets all the conditions and regulations of private education the act no. 260/1988 passed by the Egyptian State Ministry for Education and Culture. |