NEWS
11 December 2011
Seasonal greetings to everybody and a Happy New Year. Congratulations to all those candidates who in the past year were awarded a Cambridge certificate. On 1 February 2012 Mr Andreas Grundtvig takes up his position as new Centre Exams Manager in Hamburg.9 June 2012
We wish everyone a happy summer. Please stay in touch on our facebook page. If you would like to do an examination this winter, the closing date for examinations is 28th September. Please make sure you use the new entry form and bank details. See... Registration28 May 2009
The University of Cambridge has made available samples of speaking performance for the different examinations it offers and these are based on the Common European Framework levels. The samples include video clips:
For the written examinations samples with commentaries are also available:
6 May 2008
If you are planning to study English or PPE at the University of Oxford or medical/veterinary sciences at a number of British universities, you will need to take a special aptitude test:
BMAT (BioMedical Admissions Test)
TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment Test) or
ELAT (English Literature Admissions Test).
All these tests will be held on the morning of
WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER.
31 January 2008
In addition to the aptitude tests BMAT, PPE and ELAT we will be offering the STEP (= Sixth Form Examination Paper) test in mathematics this June, which is a requirement of all candidates applying to the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick to study mathematics. The test will be held between 23 and 25 June and if you are affected you should get in touch with us at the earliest opportunity.8 December 2007
Please note that we are offering additional BEC dates in March 2008 that are not indicated in our listings for the coming year. BEC Higher will be on Wednesday, 12th, BEC Preliminary on Thursday the 13th and BEC Vantage on Friday the 14th. If you are interested, please register by 11 January 2008.5 November 2007
Remember, remember, the fifth of November!
We are pleased to announce the award of a further SUPPLIER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE in recognition of outstanding achievements. Eurospeak Hamburg has over several years, and very successfully, prepared a substantial number of candidates for the BEC suite of examinations. Many congratulations to Eurospeak!
4 September 2007
NEW APTITUDE TESTS FOR OXFORD UNIVERSITY APPLICANTS
In addition to administering the Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT), which is required of all applicants for studies in medicine, veterinary medicine and physiological sciences at the Universities of Cambridge, London and Oxford as well as at the Royal Veterinary College, Cambridge Assessment has recently introduced two new aptitude tests for candidates wishing to study PPE or English Literature at Oxford. The BMAT as well as the PPE and ELAT (= English Literature Admissions Test) will be held on 31 October. If you wish to apply to Oxford, you will need to sit the respective aptitude test and should get in touch with us as soon as possible for all further details.
11 July 2007
The school year 2006-2007 ends today. During the summer break your Cambridge office in Hamburg can only be reached by email. Candidates who took examinations in May / June should keep their access codes for their online results to hand as they become available in the next four weeks.21 June 2007
At regular intervals all examinations conducted by the University of Cambridge are adapted to the needs of the time and face stringent tests of validity and quality control. The most recent revision for FCE was in 1996. From December 2008 revised FCE and CAE examinations will come into force. In order to give teachers and trainers detailed help in adapting to the new requirements, we are holding a special seminar here in Hamburg on Saturday, 3 November under the direction of Heather Daldry. All interested parties will receive a separate invitation in due course.
