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\nHONG KONG SAR – The British Council received over 1,600 applications and interviewed over 70 high flying individuals, who not only excelled at their IELTS test, but explained their intentions to contribute to the society locally or abroad after study.\n<\/p>\n Local IELTS Prizes are awarded to three outstanding test takers in Hong Kong<\/b>\n<\/p>\n The winners are Joelle Chow, Nicole Yu and Gabrielle Tse.\n<\/p>\n First Prize winner Joelle Chow feels honoured to be awarded the local IELTS Prize 2022 and taking the IELTS and winning the IELTS Prize has allowed her to realise her dreams. She says, \u201cI owe much of my life\u2019s success to the British Council and its English courses, with early education in the English language having been fundamental to my academic and social successes\u201d.\n<\/p>\n Millions of students had to readjust their study plans due to the continued disruption of the pandemic. IELTS, the world\u2019s popular high-stakes English proficiency test, has been a crucial part of students\u2019 entry requirements, especially for East Asia which is one of the largest markets for students wishing to study in the United Kingdom, the US, Canada and Australia.\n<\/p>\n Heather Forbes, Regional Exams Director, British Council East Asia said,<\/b> The British Council in East Asia also invites all students planning to study abroad and interested in taking IELTS tests to the For more information about IELTS prize, visit 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.\n<\/p>\n
\nMedia OutReach<\/a> – 28 September 2022 – The British Council, the UK\u2019s international organisation for educational and cultural opportunities, has announced the winners of the 2022 IELTS Prize. In its tenth year, the IELTS Prize has supported more than 330 students in East Asia to date; helping them pursue their dreams of studying abroad. This year, 27 prize winners in East Asia are added to the list, including three outstanding IELTS test takers Hong Kong who have been awarded the IELTS Prize local prizes.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe IELTS Prize recognises those high performing students that demonstrate the academic excellence and commitment to the communities they belong to. More importantly, the winners show the determination to take what they learnt during their time abroad and utilise their knowledge and specialties to benefit their home countries once they return. It is our privilege to <\/span>assist these ambitious and intelligent individuals in their professional and academic journeys. We believe that promoting international studies is <\/span>key to helping students
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\n2022 IELTS Top Tips Sharing with the IELTS Prize winners<\/i> which will be live-streamed on British Council IELTS Facebook pages across East Asia on 13 October. The online event is open to anyone, and it will be great opportunity to learn from the IELTS Prize winners\u2019 on how to ace IELTS test and how their lives have and will change as they embark on their new study journey.\n<\/p>\n
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Since 2011, the British Council IELTS Prize (East Asia) has enabled more than 330 IELTS test takers to pursue their studies around the world, including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and more.\n<\/p>\n