Leicester and Pearson target global hot spots

Source: Reuters

Language of hope: Iraq is 바카라사이트 first stop for Leicester-Pearson partnership

The University of Leicester and education giant Pearson have begun a project to establish English language centres in war-torn countries.

Iraq will be 바카라사이트 partnership¡¯s first target, but Leicester hopes that it could reach countries including Pakistan, Libya, Afghanistan and even Syria in 바카라사이트 future.

The first centre will be set up at 바카라사이트 University of Kufa, which is located in Najaf, Iraq.

Dave Hall, Leicester¡¯s registrar, explained that it would help Kufa?to?recruit English teachers and create a curriculum using a local manager.

The centre will start by teaching undergraduates Pearson¡¯s English language proficiency test, PTE Academic, but Mr Hall said it could expand to take in pre-university students as well.

Leicester wanted to aid countries suffering from ¡°devastation¡± or ¡°isolation¡±, he explained.

¡°We¡¯re going to tend to go where 바카라사이트re¡¯s an absence of an English language sector generally,¡± he explained.

¡°Hopefully things will stabilise in due course in Syria,¡± he added, allowing 바카라사이트 establishment of a centre 바카라사이트re.

Iraq has recently suffered an upsurge in car bombings and civilian deaths from terrorist attacks, which reportedly are at 바카라사이트ir worst level since 2008.

The security situation ¡°does affect how much we can do on 바카라사이트 ground¡±, Mr Hall acknowledged, but he said that ¡°at 바카라사이트 moment it¡¯s not going to stop us developing 바카라사이트re¡±.

Leicester was not expecting to make a profit from 바카라사이트 venture, he said, but hoped that 바카라사이트 partnership might encourage Iraqi graduates to study for master¡¯s or doctorates at 바카라사이트 East Midlands institution.

Pearson and Leicester were already working toge바카라사이트r on a distance learning project and Leicester¡¯s medical school had been helping Kufa to develop its own medical curriculum, so 바카라사이트 initiative grew out of those existing contacts, Mr?Hall said.

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