Quotes from prize winner
"As an international English proficiency test, IELTS has grown its popularity with over 2.5 million of tests taken in 2014, and is now recognised by over 9,000 organisations, including universities, employers and immigration authorities worldwide." said Greg Selby, Director Examinations, Examinations Services, East Asia. "We are pleased that our wide international acceptance and the IELTS prize are helping more students in East Asia to pursue further study overseas."
This year the British Council extended the IELTS prize to awarding five regional prizes to top prize winners in the East Asia region. All of the regional prize winners will be pursuing further study in the UK.Hong Seok Lee from Korea will attend London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK for a bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations while Vu Dihn Hung from Vietnam will study the Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Nottingham University. Prethika Nair from Singpore, Riza Purnama from Indonesia and Cassandra Tam from Malaysia will study master's degree in University of Edinburgh, University College London and London School of Economics and Political Science respectively.
In addition to the regional competition, The British Council Thailand awarded five students at the local level. One of the local prize winners, Sunhaporn Sribanditmongkol commented that IELTS Prize helps to fulfil her dream. She said "IELTS Prize both inspires me and fulfils my dream. The prize allows me to reassess my potential and my goal in study and future career. Furthermore, it also supports me financially. Nevertheless, what I think is the most important is that IELTS Prize recognizes my career aspiration on social contribution. This is truly encouraging and inspires me to dream big! I am honoured to be an IELTS scholar. It fulfils my dream of further study, introduces me to interesting new people, and definitely opens many doors of opportunity."
As an IELTS official test centre, the British Council provides full support in preparing students in taking IELTS exams, including Road to IELTS, specially designed online practice materials for registered students, and the access to different preparation materials. Furthermore, test sessions are organised three times a month, which give students flexibility for the most suitable sessions. More details, please visit www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/exam/ielts