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Trinity College London, which has just been named one of only two Secure English Language Testing providers in the UK, has acquired national English language testing centre chain English Exam Centres.

The Institute of English Language Studies Malta, one of the largest English language schools in Malta and Gozo, has acquired Magister Academy, one of the island's original English language schools.

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, will be on hand to promote a new flagship programme next week to an audience of US stakeholders and alumni from London's diverse and prestigious universities and colleges. He will be joining a series of events in New York that are part of LUIP's latest marketing of the capital's study opportunities.

Canada-based education provider Loyalist Group has made its second Korean agency acquisition, buying the four Korea-based offices operated by Kim Okran International Studies Centre Inc., for CAN$4.65m. The deal follows Loyalist's acquisition of Uhak.com, South Korea's largest student recruitment agency, in November last year.

Education technology holding company, Sibling Group has acquired mobile education software platform, Urban Planet Mobile, provider of the largest low-cost English language product Urban English.

Canada-based travel and international student insurance firm Ingle International will rebrand its international student service as it grows operations globally with the aim to reach 1m students in the new year.

In its first US expansion move, Oxford International Education Group (OIEG), formerly known as ISIS Education, has acquired its first ELT school in San Diego, which joins the company's two other North American schools in Canada.

The owner of Torquay International School (TIS), has announced a new partner and 50% shareholder which will ensure the school continues as a well reputed independent school with a new lease of life.

As part of its ongoing expansion plans, UK-based education provider, Oxford International Education Group, has acquired co-educational day and boarding school, d’Overbroeck’s, in Oxford.

In more exciting acquisitional activity in the education agency space, Canada's Loyalist Group has reported it is set to acquire Uhak.com (Uhak), South Korea’s largest education agency, for CAN$8.1m, of which $5.3m will be paid in cash. Loyalist's CEO said the deal meant "a new dimension to Loyalist's vertical integration strategy".

Canada-based ILSC Education Group has entered into a strategic, financial and advisory partnership with private strategic investment firm Quad Partners. The deal will enable the education company to expand its global footprint.

A top-tier Japanese private equity fund has entered into a joint shareholding agreement with iae Global Group, one of Korea’s leading education recruitment companies, with plans to expand offices in Asia and on-shore recruitment in destination countries.

The International Language Institute in Canada has recently sold a controlling interest to Anterior Education Systems. Under management of new CEO Michael Hunter, the institution aims to expand significantly across Canada and the UK and go public by mid-2015.

Answering to the growing demand for international work experience, leading international education exchange organisation CIEE last month merged with US-based Academic Internship Council.

Ernst & Young (EY) one of the world's leading accounting firms has agreed to buy global strategy consultancy The Parthenon Group that will combine the companies' operations worldwide and expand the reach and scope of Parthenon's global Education Practice.