Edinburgh College launches Early Years programme in China

Edinburgh College has launched a new programme in China which will see the College play a key role in the teaching of Early Years education in one of the country’s major cities. This month marked the start of the College’s new three-year English Language and Early Years Education Programme in China, developed in partnership with…

Colombian visitors get creative at Edinburgh College

A group of five performing arts professionals from Colombia are attending Edinburgh College to develop their English and find out more about the prominence of the creative industries in Scotland. Diana Cifuentes, Juan Orozco, Angelica Corredor, Nathalia Contreras, and Mateo Rueda are participating in an eight-week programme, which involves them spending time in and out…

Partnerships strengthened as Edinburgh College welcomes visitors for international conference

Representatives from educational institutions across the world came together at Edinburgh College this week to share ideas and discuss a programme designed to improve opportunities for young people in Panama – through English language teaching. The College’s Milton Road Campus played host to the annual Panamá Bilingüe conference, with College staff welcoming delegates to Scotland’s…

Edinburgh College says ‘tchau’ to Brazilian students

A group of Brazilian students who have been studying with Edinburgh College are leaving Scotland with improved English language skills and a real knowledge of the country’s tourism and hospitality industry. Ten students arrived from South America in January to learn about the vigorous and fast-paced nature of the Hospitality and Tourism sector at the…

Azerbaijan teachers benefit from college training course

A group of 32 teachers from Azerbaijan have returned to their classrooms equipped with improved English teaching skills thanks to a course provided by Edinburgh College’s International and college-based English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teams. The primary and secondary English teachers, the first group to visit the college from Azerbaijan, completed the one-week intensive…