Leading English language provider Navitas has once again shown strong support towards the 21st Century China Daily National English Speaking Competition, coming on board as sponsor for the upcoming 2013 competition.
Through its sponsorship, Navitas has been represented on the international judging panel of the prestigious panel annually.
Navitas English Division has sponsored the “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition since 2007. Each year Navitas English provides an internship program for two of the winners from the competition, where they travel to Australia to take part in a week-long study tour with Navitas.
This year, as part of Navitas’ continuing support of the competition, Navitas Group Manager – Offshore Projects Mark Brown will be joining the judging panel for the competition in March.
Mr Brown has extensive experience in international education and in English language teaching. He has been an English language teacher since 1992 in Australia, Japan and in China and an IELTS examiner since 2000 at both Macquarie University and the University of Technology in Sydney.
In previous years, Navitas English Executive General Manager Helen Zimmerman was a guest judge – holding the competition in very high regard.
“This competition showcases the value of English language studies and the opportunities that learning another language and international education can offer,” Ms Zimmerman said.
“Navitas English has now been teaching English to international students for more than 30 years to train students for further education and employment both within Australia and internationally,” she said.
Navitas is an Australian global education leader providing pre-university and university programs, English language courses, migrant education and settlement services, creative media education, student recruitment, professional development and corporate training services to more than 80,000 students across a network of over 100 colleges and campuses in 23 countries. Navitas is an ASX Top 200 Company. Further details about Navitas are available at www.navitas.com.