The Executive Master of Arts in International Educational Leadership and Change (IELC) is a pioneering, flexible learning programme from the Education University of Hong Kong. Accredited by International Baccalaureate, and supported by the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, the IELC is tailored for international leaders who want to take their career to the next level.

​According to UK university admissions officers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) provides the best preparation for university for young people in the UK, with 97 percent of admissions officers scoring the DP four or five out of five, compared to 87 percent being scored similarly for A Levels.

​New research results provide universities with a useful benchmark to compare the level of English language competency of non-native English speakers, demonstrated by different International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) course grades, to levels on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR).

The influence of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in UK education was highlighted this week as six IB World Schools featured among the top 21 independent secondary schools named in The Sunday Times school guide Parent Power, while Dartford Grammar School was named IB School of the Year, having risen nine places in the national state secondary school tables to 17th in the UK.

A delegation of over 200 representatives from governments, universities and schools from across the Middle East convened for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Education Forum at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, to build awareness of the IB programmes in the region and discuss the transition of IB students from schools to higher education.

Adrian Kearney, the IB’s Regional Director for Africa, Europe and the Middle East, answers key questions parents and students often ask about the IB’s newest qualification.