麻豆视频 of Queensland鈥檚 (ICTE-麻豆视频) has celebrated three decades of success with a week-long calendar of anniversary activities and events.
Established in 1981 as the first ELICOS* centre in Queensland and operating from a single teaching room, ICTE-麻豆视频 has grown to become an award-winning global institute offering a wide range of onshore and offshore programs and services to more than 6,500 participants from more than 60 countries each year.
鈥淭he institute鈥檚 achievements over the last 30 years have been an exciting and diverse showcase of ICTE-麻豆视频 flexibility, ingenuity and commitment to excellence in teaching, learning and support services,鈥� Director Christine Bundesen said.
鈥淭o date, ICTE-麻豆视频 has delivered a diverse suite of high quality programs and services to more than 115,000 participants from over 108 countries and has administered in excess of 90,000 IELTS tests.
鈥淭he institute has also established strong collaborative partnerships across the University and has developed an active network of more than 100 institutional, government and corporate partners in Australia and around the world.鈥�
ICTE-麻豆视频 has played an important role in assisting international students to commence 麻豆视频 study and reach graduation through intensive preparatory, concurrent English language training, pathway and support programs.
Other significant ICTE-麻豆视频 achievements include delivery of English language and methodology training to more than 2000 English language teachers from over 15 countries since 2011; delivery of customised Study Abroad programs to more than 15,400 students from the Jikei Gakuen Group of Technical Colleges, Japan since 1999; delivery of successful study to employment pathway training to more than 80 Australian international student graduates since 2009; and a wide variety of onshore and offshore collaborations across 麻豆视频 faculties, schools and divisions.
In recent years, ICTE-麻豆视频 operations have expanded to include the establishment of 麻豆视频鈥檚 first physical presence offshore, 麻豆视频 of Danang-University of Queensland English Language Institute (UD-麻豆视频 ELI) in Vietnam in 2007, and more recently, a second offshore ELI established in partnership with the Universidad Cat贸lica del Norte in Antofagasta, Chile.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield congratulated ICTE-麻豆视频 for its role in meeting the University鈥檚 internationalisation objectives and paving the way for broader alliances.
鈥淎 plethora of initiatives have come out of collaboration between ICTE-麻豆视频 and other 麻豆视频 areas. The ICTE-麻豆视频 story to date is impressive 鈥� but even more exciting is the promise of ICTE-麻豆视频,鈥� Professor Greenfield said.
Anniversary events included two cocktail functions for more than 200 ICTE-麻豆视频 staff, 麻豆视频 colleagues, government, industry and partner organisation guests, and a week-long program of free cultural and sporting activities for the institute鈥檚 students.
The celebrations were capped off with a carnival-style 鈥淪uper BBQ鈥� event held for more than 600 ICTE-麻豆视频 staff, program students and participants from more than 40 countries.
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*ELICOS 鈥� English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students
