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CSVPA has helped launch the careers of another set of new young designers of the future with its eagerly anticipated 2009 Fashion Show. See the photos and find out more

After a recent inspection by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC) in May, London South Bank FoundationCampus has been awarded Premier College status. LSB FoundationCampus is one of only 33 centres to be awarded this accolade...

A very special Italian trip to Rome took place from 23rd May to 26th, when CATS students had the opportunity to visit the most important and outstanding monument in Rome as part of their A-level studies, the “Museo del Risorgimento”...

Extra-curricular activities make a big difference to the experience for students at university and can also make your CV stand out to potential employers. Four of our students explain how they are making the most of opportunites at UCLan FoundationCampus.

Using special methods of boosting the brain’s power, on average, our students achieve exam results two grades higher than expectation. Find out more about how we achieve this and try it out for yourself!

Our Kazakhstan Education Olympics have culminated in the award of not one, but two full academic tuition scholarships! The total scholarship fund was increased to in excess of £80,000 by Chairman Stephen Warshaw because of the high standard of candidates

100% commitment, 100% success is our promise to students and partners; and it is why we are continuing to invest and grow our premier facilities in the heart of the World’s most prestigious University City – Cambridge. In Summer 2009 we will open...

CATS' International Baccalaureate (IB) students have continued their fundraising activities for the Pilgrims Hospice bringing the total to an impressive £703 since activities began last November. They are now well on the way towards their £1000 target.

CATS Cambridge have competed in the University of Cambridge's Schools Debating Competition for the highly prestigious British Parliamentary Debating Cup. Few could match the might of the assembled CATS students - find out how they got on...

We are pleased to announce our latest series of the hugely popular ‘Oxbridge Entry’ seminars being held at the Cambridge Union Society for potential Oxbridge candidates. Book your place now.

UK Visa regulations for international students are due to change at the end of March 2009. We have outlined everything you need to know about how this affects you, with information sourced from the UK Border Agency itself.

CATS Cambridge Music Foundation student Ekin Kaptan has been offered a place at the highly respected Birmingham Conservatoire to study BA in Vocal Studies (Opera). Ekin, from Turkey, first started singing 12 years ago when she joined her school choir...

Students, parents and agents wondering what life is like at our Colleges can now see for themselves on our new Video pages. College videos, students interviews and student films are featured in a range of languages from Chinese to Swahili!

Over 200 students participated in the first round of the inaugural CEG Education Olympics, held in Kazakhstan. Students are competing for the chance to win a scholarship to study at one of CEG's renowned CATS Colleges in Cambridge and Canterbury...

A national student experience survey has ranked the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) as one of the UK’s top three modern Universities. The Times Higher Education (THE) asked over 12,000 full-time undergraduates from 101 universities...

CSVPA Art Foundation students have once again benefitted from workshops with two top Art & Design Schools: Kingston University and University of the Arts London. CSVPA has an excellent relationship with these prestigious universities...

With a huge range of high quality performances, and a giant walking lizard amongst other highlights, it was certainly a night to remember. Read reviews of our first ever Music Competition written by CATS Students and Head of Music Sarah Goodbourn...

On the face of it, Chen Chen, or "Kitty" to her friends, is a regular, hard-working student. Amongst other things, she likes music, sport and reading. Unlike many other teenagers, however, she has written 4 works of fiction - a total of 263,951 words...

We are holding a series of Open Days at LSBU FoundationCampus. This is a great opportunity for you to find out more about our Foundation programmes, as well as meeting staff and students.

Some of UCLan’s returning students received a visit this week from Shepherd Ndlovu, Senior Lecturer in the school of Forensic Science and Investigative Studies...

'Nima' is a talented piano player and composer from Iran, currently studying A-levels at CATS Cambridge. His confidence in his own abilities has led to some very exciting work including a recent commission from BBC Persia to compose background music...

We are delighted to announce the introduction of an Education Olympics taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2009. The winning student will be offered a 100% tuition scholarship for one of our globally renowned CATS Colleges in Cambridge or Canterbury, UK

A-level History of Art students visit the National Gallery, London with a short detour to Chinatown, while the City glitters with rain - and something more inspiring...

CATS alumnus Lewis Hamilton now has something else to boast about - the 2008 Formula 1 Champion's title! After a nail biting finish to the season, Lewis has finally achieved the dream that we first heard about when he came to study his GCSEs in Cambridge.

UCLan’s FoundationCampus students have something to smile about: UCLan (The University of Central Lancashire) has just been rated the top modern university in the North West by the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2008.

We are delighted to welcome Florence Chow as manager of our new Hong Kong office, recognising the importance of this region to CEG. Florence will provide support to agents and partners in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Stephen Hawking has unveiled 'The Corpus Clock', an extraordinary new clock sculpted by CSVPA Applied Crafts tutor and professional sculptor Matthew Sanderson. The Clock is driven by a giant Grasshopper, the largest in the world, literally 'eating' time.

Our new centre at Tufts University, Boston provides an exciting opportunity for students to experience life in the USA whilst improving their English. A full programme of activities is provided with magnificent sports facilities available on campus.

In 2007 we launched two brand new degree courses at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts. Places are still available for the 2008-09 Academic Year for both Fashion and Graphic Design & Illustration BA (Hons) courses...

With a combined A-C pass rate of 86%, staff and students at the two colleges are celebrating one of their best ever years. Students achieved places at Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College, London Goldsmiths, Queen Mary, Edinburgh and other top destinations.

Yurika Oshio is the first CATS Canterbury student to be offered a place to study Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge. She hopes to fulfill a lifelong ambition to work in animal conservation.

As a former student of CATS Cambridge we are naturally following Lewis Hamilton's progress in the F1 Championships with eager interest! After a frustrating race in Hungary, Lewis still leads the Championship. Find out what he says about CATS and more...

The 2008 CSVPA Arts Festival was our most ambitious yet. With a floating catwalk, major art exhibition and challenging performance of Brecht's Threepenny Opera, our students really excelled. Every event sold out - our students won praise across the City.

On 13 June, CATS Canterbury held their annual Graduation Ceremony. 77 students were graduating from the University Foundation year programme, many of them with straight A's giving access to some of the top universities in the UK.

Our drama students will be performing their final show, Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, at Corpus Christi Playroom, Cambridge from 18-20 June. Set in mock-Soho the play features a classic jazz score by Kurt Weill. Tickets sell fast so book your seat now!

ActionAid is one of the UK’s biggest international charities, working on development schemes in 40 countries across Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean. Students are currently sponsoring a 6-year-old boy and were interested to find out>>

Cambridge Education Group is one of the only UK sixth form providers offering both A-levels and International Baccalaureate (IB). But the debate still rages as to which is the better qualification for university entry. Our two Principals give their views.

During a very special meeting in November 2007, two of our Italian students met the great granddaughter of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi...

Cambridge Education Group have announced that Coventry University is their third partner for their FoundationCampus programmes, offering on-campus courses to international students intending to study at Undergraduate and Master's degree levels...

Shadow Justice Secretary, David Howarth MP, gave a talk with Q&A session to our students in the Cambridge Union Debating Chamber on ‘Climate Change and Theories of Justice’. Mr Howarth said, "I very much enjoyed talking and debating with CATS...

Students and tutors at CATS Cambridge are extremely pleased with the latest IELTS results, which have seen a number of students raise their IELTS to an impressive score of 8.5. "We anticipate further good results in the June sitting...

The CATS Cambridge Biology department have taken A-level students to the beautiful and historic University Botanical Gardens. Whilst there, the students were able to see the apple tree that Newton observed when he was considering the force of gravity...

We are delighted to announce our second FoundationCampus partnership with London South Bank University>>

Tomorrow’s international business people – currently students studying at CATS Canterbury; took their first ‘business trip’ – to Paris. Students attended the Business Live Conference whose speakers were a top line-up of international business...

During the lent half term a group of Art & Design Foundation students visited New York as part of a CSVPA study trip. During the week the students attended museum and gallery visits that included the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan...

We are delighted to announce our first FoundationCampus partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), where students can study on the university’s campus>>

CEG Representative Office opens in Moscow supporting our agents and partners in Russia...

Not many people know that Lewis Hamilton is also a former CATS Cambridge student: "It was a pleasurable experience. The staff were really nice: they spoke to you on the level and not as if they were above you."...