Press Clippings

조선일보  - , 17 3 2013

선배 맘에게 듣는 자녀 해외 유학 성공기

조선일보  - , 17 2 2013

학교 수업·클럽 활동, 마음 열고 적극적으로 참여하세요

한경  - , 05 2 2013

EF Education First, ESN과 해외 인턴 공모전 개최

The Boston Globe  - Boston, 03 2 2013

Education First aims to bridge barriers with exchange

The Boston Globe features Bertil Hult's profile who started EF Education First nearly 50 years ago with only $700. Today the company has 34,000 employees in 55 countries and organizes student trips and language courses around the world.

YTN  - , 24 1 2013

EF Education First와 ESN, 세계 최고의 국제 인턴십 대회 개최

WBUR 90.9FM (NPR News Station)  - Boston, 26 12 2012

EF EPI featured on WBUR, Boston's NPR

EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) author Kate Bell was featured on the Morning Edition on WBUR 90.9FM, Boston's NPR News Station, discussing the EF EPI.

Here is a short excerpt:

Study author Kate Bell says countries in northern Europe embrace English as a tool; “Those countries really just see it as a tool, a necessary tool, like math, reading, or science and they teach [English] to a higher level to all students in schools…”

Inc.  - International, 20 12 2012

World's Coolest Offices: Your Picks

EF featured in Inc.com as one of the "World's Coolest Offices".

Focus  - , 23 11 2012

영어목표 세우고 내게 맞는 학습법 찾아라

코리아헤럴드  - , 12 11 2012

Elite education not a surefire path to success

Wired  - , 30 10 2012

EF Classroom App Ushering in Paperless Education of the Future

There was a time when the most interactive thing about a classroom was the chalkboard. The grating chalkboard eventually gave way to the whiteboard, which has recently given way to...

코리아헤럴드  - , 30 10 2012

Jeju sets eyes on international education

New York Times  - International, 29 10 2012

Low English Levels Can Hurt Countries' Progress

Countries with poor English-language skills also have lower levels of trade, innovation and income, according to a report released last week.

The report ranks 54 countries where English is not a native language, with the top five being Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway. The bottom five were Colombia, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Libya.

The Economist  - New York, 29 10 2012

English where she is spoke

Last year we looked at the first-ever global survey of English-language skills by EF Education First, a teaching company. This year, EF has produced its second study of the same subject. It's worth revisiting for the changes between last year and this one.

Forbes  - New York, 26 10 2012

English - The Language of Global Business?

With China’s growing economic might, is Mandarin becoming the preferred language of business? Not anytime soon, says a newly released study.

코리아헤럴드  - , 25 10 2012

한ㆍ중ㆍ일 ‘영어 수준,’ 누가 제일 높을까?

코리아헤럴드  - , 25 10 2012

South Koreans have ‘moderate’ English-language skills

아크로팬  - , 24 10 2012

EF 코리아, 영어 스피치 콘테스트 개최

데일리그리드  - , 24 10 2012

EF코리아, ‘제 1회 EF 영어 스피치 콘테스트’ 개최

한경  - , 24 10 2012

EF코리아, 3분 영어 스피치하고 자신의 원하는 나라 어학연수·인턴십 가자!

조선비즈  - , 24 10 2012

EF코리아, 영어 스피치 콘테스트

뉴시스  - , 24 10 2012

EF코리아, ‘제1회 EF 영어 스피치 콘테스트’ 개최

전자신문  - , 24 10 2012

`제1회 EF 영어 스피치 콘테스트` 열린다

YTN  - , 24 10 2012

(PRNewswire)EF의 54개 국 ‘영어능력지수’ 평가, 한국의 ‘영어교육’ 위험하다

동아일보  - , 23 10 2012

“청춘이여! 실패 두려워 말고 도전하세요”

Management Thinking Blog  - , 11 10 2012

Mind your language (skills)

코스모폴리탄  - , 01 10 2012

더 넓은 세상을 꿈꾸는 당신에게

Time Magazine  - , 27 9 2012

Hult Challenge Selected by President Clinton and TIME

The Hult Global Case Challenge is selected by President Clinton and TIME magazine as 1 of the 5 top ideas changing the world today. See why the Hult Prize and it's US$1,000,000 in start-up capital is the program for budding social entrepreneurs.

The Boston Globe  - Boston, 25 9 2012

New NorthPoint project making a big splash

EF Education First’s new $125 million, 300,000-square-foot headquarters will be situated at the foot of the Zakim Bridge. Construction is to begin Tuesday and be completed by spring of 2014.

조선일보  - , 12 9 2012

실패를 기회로… 시야 넓히니 더 많은 길 열렸죠

 - Japan, 02 7 2012

Rakuten's English Policy: Just Speak It

When Rakuten Inc. introduced an English-only policy for company communications in May 2010 as part of founder and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani’s push to globalize the Japanese Web commerce firm, critics questioned the wisdom in forcing staff to communicate with each other in their non-native tongue.

 - International, 21 5 2012

A Way Up For Women in Business

 - International, 09 5 2012

Hodges: The UK's Looming Brain Drain

Wall Street Journal  - International, 09 5 2012

Language Barriers Blamed for Miscues

Nearly half the executives at global companies believe language barriers have spoiled cross-border deals and caused financial losses for companies, says a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by EF Education First. 

Monocle  - International, 09 5 2012

Speaking Volumes

In the past three years, Swedish language-teaching company EF has tripled in size and has left its competitors speechless. We profile the family firm that is transforming the industry.

 - International, 04 5 2012

Bailey: Language Barriers and Miscommunications are Stifling Growth

 - China, 18 4 2012

EF China featured in Interior Design Magazine- “Creativity is Born Here”

 - New York, 04 11 2011

5 Myths about MBAs

Should I get an MBA? More and more people seem to be asking that question, with a 9.9 percent drop in applications for two year MBA programs, the third consecutive year showing decline. Meanwhile, more specialized degrees, like a Master of Finance, are seeing increases. Is the MBA no longer about training tomorrow's captains of industry and more about training the next Richard Fuld, last CEO of Lehman Brothers and infamously dubbed the "Worst CEO of All Time"?

 - Washington D.C., 06 10 2011

Young MBAs Compete to Solve Global Problems

Solving the world’s most pressing social challenges takes passion, dedication, innovation and a good business plan, which is the idea behind the Hult Global Case Challenge. 

Korea Times  - , 05 7 2011

19-year-old Korean chosen among 19,000 intern applicants

 - London, 07 6 2011

The Guardian - Russia in race for Olympic English

 - New York, 14 5 2011

The Wall Street Journal - English Spoken Here

 - London, 27 4 2011

Students compete to win $1m water project funding

Currently, some 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water, and more than 2.5 billion people lack access to safe sanitation. Based on innovative ideas presented at the second annual Hult International Business School Global Case Challenge a few weeks ago, solutions can be identified to help solve the water scarcity issue.

파이낸셜뉴스  - , 10 4 2011

세계 최대 사립교육기관 EF 김예리 전략기획팀장

파이낸셜뉴스  - , 01 4 2011

중국, 학생들 영어실력 늘지 않자 실망

 - USA, 30 3 2011

The Financial Times - China: better English students than India?

 - New York, 23 1 2011

The New York Times - Business Schools With a Social Appeal

대전일보  - , 05 4 2010

유학칼럼-2년 과정으로 명문대 지원 IBDP

대전일보  - , 07 9 2009

유학 결정할 때 생각해야 할 것들

대전일보  - , 24 8 2009

내 아이, 오바마처럼 키우기

경향신문  - , 23 1 2009

‘미국 대신 영국으로’ 유학생 급증

경향신문  - , 28 12 2008

국내 엘리트 교육, 해외 유학보다 비싸?

경향신문  - , 13 11 2008

“한국 학생들, 해외 명문대 유학이 해법”

경향신문  - , 25 1 2008

“유학 대신 교환학생프로그램 눈길끄네”

문화일보  - , 11 7 2007

“한국 가기 싫어” 장기유학생으로

한겨레  - , 12 3 2005

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