The English UK summer inward mission took place between Monday 26 and Friday 30 July 2010. Eighteen agents from China took part in the mission.

Click here to read more about the UKTI-supported trade mission to South West China and Shanghai in September 2010.

There are opportunities in the region for:

• sustainble education
• primary/secondary English teacher training
• curriculum design and management
• ELT in Changsha
• vocational training co-operation with Changsha schools

Immigration Minister Damian Green and UK Border Agency Chief Executive Lin Homer undertook to work with English UK and its members to look for alternative solutions to maintaining the controversial language requirement for visa-national students on English language courses.

Further to the changes announced by the UKBA last week, please find the main points that concern member centres and the ELT industry. Stephen Lloyd MP and Julian Huppert MP have also tabled an EDM, which we would urge you to ask your MP to sign if they are allowed to.

Penningtons Solicitors LLP, the law firm acting on behalf of English UK at the recent judicial review, has produced a news release about the UKBA's decision to raise the English language course level back to B1 by a statement of changes.

Click here to read their news release in full.