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SINGAPORE, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The British Council, the UK's international organisation for educational and cultural opportunities has announced the winners of the 2020 IELTS Prize. In its ninth year, the IELTS Prize has supported more than 270 students in East Asia to date; helping them pursue their dreams of studying abroad. This year, 29 prize winners in East Asia are added to the list, including three outstanding IELTS test takers in Singapore who have been awarded the IELTS Prize 2019/20 local prizes.
The British Council received over 1,400 applications and interviewed over 100 high flying individuals, whom not only excelled at their IELTS test, but explained their intentions to contribute to the society locally or abroad after study.
Three top test takers in East Asia has won the regional IELTS Prizes
Three regional IELTS Prizes valued up to GBP 58,000 were awarded to top students in East Asia who will pursue higher education in their dream universities either in academic year 2020/21 or 2021/22. There were 26 winners from countries and territories in East Asia who were also awarded local prizes, up to GBP 129,000 in total.
Commenting on her award, Regional Grand Prize winner Hyunah Kim said, "Studying in the UK is something I wanted to achieve, and I wasn't going to let the recent disruption stop that. Now I am heading to the UK, to study at the London School of Economics. Receiving the IELTS Prize will help me fulfil my education and career ambitions, and it gives me a lot more certainty, at what is a very uncertain time."
Local IELTS Prizes are awarded to three outstanding test takers in Singapore
Three local prize winners in Singapore are Bryan Kio Jia Sheng, Ho Hui Jun and Andrea Evangeline Lim.
Local 2nd Prize winner Ho Hui Jun feels that the prize acts as a catalyst to allow her to interact and collaborate with a global community, and open her heart and mind to a range of new ideas, perspectives, competencies and skills and develop respect and trust between people. She also said, "The IELTS prize will also support my studies at the top education institute in the world, where I hope to be able to learn the best practices of the UK Education system, and in turn, to share some of Singapore's best practices as well…. With the tensions arising from the COVID-19 crisis, which some call the end of globalisation, the need for understanding, respect and trust between people all over the world is greater than ever."
The Covid-19 Pandemic has disrupted study plans of millions of students who had planned to study abroad to further their academic and career prospects. East Asia is one of the largest markets for students wishing to study in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia. IELTS, the world's most popular high-stakes English proficiency test, has been a crucial part of students' entry requirements. Steve Adams, Director Examinations, for the British Council in East Asia said, "The IELTS Prize recognises those high performing students that demonstrate the academic excellence and commitment to excel during international study. More importantly, they show the determination to take what they learnt during their time abroad and use it to benefit their communities when they return home. It is our privilege to help these talented individuals mark their mark in the world that is rapidly changing. International study is one way they can prepare themselves to thrive in the future."
For more information about IELTS prize, visit https://www.ieltsasia.org/ieltsprize.
For more information, please contact Exams Marketing Manager, Johnathan Tan on +65 6470 7185 or johnathan.tan@britishcouncil.org
Notes to Editors:
About IELTS Prize
Since 2011, the British Council IELTS Prize (East Asia) has enabled more than 270 IELTS test takers to pursue their studies around the world, including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and more.
The IELTS Prize is awarded to high-calibre individuals with the motivation to develop their career, to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in any chosen discipline in a higher education institution that accepts IELTS as part of its admission requirements around the world. While the IELTS Prize is not aimed at students in any one particular discipline, the British Council is eager to support test takers who demonstrate the potential to contribute to society with what they have gained from their undergraduate or postgraduate study experience.
This year, due to the Covid-19 situation, in order to cater for students' changing plans and to better
support their study dreams, the British Council had extended the IELTS Prize eligibility to those deferring their studies into the next academic year 2021/22. More information can be found at https://www.ieltsasia.org/ieltsprize.
2019/20 IELTS Prize winner list
Regional IELTS Prize Winner |
Name |
Country/Territory |
University |
Subject/programme |
1 |
Hyunah Kim |
KR |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc Development Studies |
2 |
Rachel, Ching Fong |
HK |
University of Cambridge |
MPhil in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies |
3 |
Ruey-Bin Tsai |
TW |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
BA Material Science and Engineering |
Country IELTS Prize winner |
Name |
University |
Subject/programme |
|
HK |
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1 |
Benjamin, Oh Yao Teng |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
BA Law |
|
2 |
Winky, Lee Cheuk Ying |
University College London |
MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences |
|
3 |
Manna, Li Tsz Ning |
University of Oxford |
MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition |
|
KR |
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1 |
N/A |
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2 |
Eun Hyung Kim |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
MFA in Glass (Sculpting) |
|
3 |
Se-Eun Kim |
Wimbledon College of Arts |
BA (Hons) Theatre Design |
|
TW |
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1 |
Hui-Chen Weng |
Royal College of Art |
MA interior design programme |
|
2 |
Kai-Ting Chang |
University College London |
MSc Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) |
|
3 |
Yi-Hsuan Pan |
University of Warwick |
MA Drama and Theatre Education |
|
ID |
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1 |
Danielle Theophilia Pratama |
Nottingham Trent University |
BA Computer Science |
|
2 |
Florence Yokhebed Valerie |
University of Warwick |
BA Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development |
|
3 |
Lidwina Kristantia |
Imperial College London |
MSc Economics and Strategy for Business |
|
MY |
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1 |
Kuberan Hansrajh Kumaresan |
Oxford University |
BA Law (Jurisprudence) |
|
2 |
Julia Chin |
University of Warwick |
BA Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development |
|
3 |
Zulaiqa Binti Mohamad Riduan
|
Technical University of Munich |
MSc in Sustainable Resources Management |
|
SG
|
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1 |
Jia Sheng Bryan Kio |
University of Cambridge |
MPhil in Technology Policy |
|
2 |
Hui Jun Ho |
Institute of Education, UCL |
DEdPsy Educational Psychology (Professional Educational, Child & Adolescent Psy) |
|
3 |
Andrea Evangeline Lim |
King's College London |
MSc Clinical nursing |
|
TH |
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1 |
Sawas Stevens |
University of Lincoln |
MSc Human Resource Management |
|
2 |
Tatiyapot Srikarnchanakas |
University of Liverpool |
MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
|
3 |
Tornthep Soisoongnern |
University of Liverpool |
MA Applied Linguistics |
|
PH |
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1 |
Justine Alyssa Guino |
University of Sheffield |
MSc Data Analytics |
|
2 |
Jessica Badua |
University of Cadiz |
MA International Relations and Migrations |
|
3 |
Greco Mark Malijan |
University of Oxford |
MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine |
|
VN |
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1 |
Dang Tran Tung |
Curtin University |
MSc Teaching (Secondary Education) (Economics) |
|
2 |
Pham Hoang Yen |
Aalto University |
MSc in Economics and Business Administration |
|
3 |
Huynh Anh Tuan |
University of New South Wales |
Bachelor of Commerce |
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IELTS is the International English Language Testing System, the world's most popular English language proficiency test for higher education and global migration with over 3.5 million tests taken in the last year. Over 10,000 organisations trust and accept IELTS as a secure, valid and reliable indicator of true to life ability to communicate in English for education, immigration and professional accreditation. IELTS is jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment.
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