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EC Malta hosts meetup with Google's John Mueller

On Thursday 23rd July 2015, EC Malta was proud to host an informal SEO / Webmaster meetup with Mr John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google. It all started when Mr Mueller posted this message on his Google Plus profile: Any webmasters / SEOs in Malta interested in meeting for a coffee / chat next […]

New Letter in the English Alphabet

Addressing complaints that the English language is ‘too complicated’, the IBMEL (International Board for the Management of the English Language) has announced that a new letter will be added to the English alphabet. The letter, as seen in the picture, is pronounced ‘sh’ and will replace the use of ‘sh’ in words like sheet, shop, […]

Opening soon: New EC Cape Town

Hello EC fans and students, We have news for you! EC Cape Town will be moving to a better, more central location on the 30th March 2015! The school will be found on the first floor of a newly-refurbished building in Foreshore, just minutes from the Waterfront and City Centre. With panoramic views of the […]

Talking Tennis: the top 3 terms

Some say that tennis is the world’s greatest sports and no other tournament embodies that truth as much as Wimbledon. Some tennis terminology seems weird, it’s English but where does it come from? Here are the top 3 tennis words explained! It is estimated that 378 million people from all over the world tune in […]

New English School EC Manchester!

Manchester, the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the home of a world-class music scene and that football team, is the location of our new school! EC Manchester English school opens May 12th! The school has ten stylish classrooms, all with state-of-the-art technology and an amazing location in the heart of the city. Like all our […]

Remember, remember it’s the 1st of Movember!

Mo, tash – whatever you call it, It’s time to let it grow! This morning, some of our kind bearded boys here at EC Central have kicked off the special month of Movember with a shave and a fresh-scented, smiling face. And yes, all the girls smiled back. Our ‘Mo Bros’ have the next 29 […]

Heart of gold, legs of steel

What was EC’s own CEO, Michael Xuereb (second from the left), up to last Sunday, the day of rest? Take a guess… Full English breakfast in bed A brisk walk along the promenade, or An end of summer swim… None of the above! He woke up to a 51 k run (!) in aid of […]

Boa Lingua enters the Super Star Hall of Fame

We congratulate our Swiss partners Boa Lingua on winning the STM Star Award for the 5th time and thus joining the Super Star Hall of Fame as the first agency worldwide. We wish Boa Lingua the best of success and look forward to our continued collaboration together. Read more

EC Cambridge is Moving!

New Address EC Cambridge Gibson House 57 – 61 Burleigh Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DJ EC Cambridge is moving to a new school building in the centre of the city! The new centre will open its doors to students on 2nd September 2013. EC Cambridge has always been one of our most popular schools, and our […]

Update: World Environment Day

The UN World Environment Day at EC was a great success! On the 5th June, staff and students at our centres all over the world celebrated this global day for positive environmental action, by getting involved in all sorts of activities:   Staff and students wore green & held competitions to raise money for environmental […]