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On Tuesday 9 June 2026, a group of MTS staff completed a 10km walk through the heart of Central London as part of a charity fundraising event. It was an opportunity to come together as a team, supp

We are happy to announce that Korina Freese, Associate Director, Business Development and Kornelia King, IELTS Student Experience Consultant, represented MTS at the 2026 International e-Assessment Conference, held at the Leonardo Royal London St Paul's Hotel in London on 9th and 10th of June 2026.

The wait is finally over. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, and this year’s football (or ‘soccer’ as it is also known) tournament is setting new records even before it has begun. It has been 96 years since the very first World Cup, and that first-of-its-kind event (held in Uruguay in 1930) has since expanded into a global celebration, with an estimated 3 billion people watching the matches over the coming 38 days.

At MTS, inclusion (in all dimensions and senses) isn’t a checklist or a seasonal campaign. Inclusion and respect for all our people is an everyday baseline. It’s woven into our core values because we believe a testing environment should always be a space of opportunity, never anxiety. As we celebrate Pride Month 2026 during the month of June, we are doing more than just flying the rainbow flag. We are reaffirming our active allyship with our LGBTQI+ staff, test takers, partners and collaborators.

Every year on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) the world pauses to celebrate International Nurses’ Day. At MTS, this isn’t just another date in the diary. It’s a moment to acknowledge the extraordinary professionals who form the backbone of healthcare systems globally and, more personally, the many dedicated individuals we meet through our testing centres.

In a proud act of civic engagement, MTS is opening up its head office and London exam centre to local voters, transforming its ground floor area into a bustling hub of democracy today (7 May 2026).

On Friday 24 April, MTS was honoured with an invitation to step inside protected British premises in Brazil, for a coffee and a strategic catch-up with Maria Sales, the Head of Education (Brazil) who works for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT), based at the British Consulate building in central Sao Paulo.

We are delighted to announce that MTS is officially expanding its international footprint through an exciting new partnership with the British Council in Hungary and Avicenna International College, Budapest.

We are delighted to share the news of a new collaboration between MTS, the British Council in Turkey, and the Istanbul-based English-language centre Konusma Kulübü, whose name translates into English as “Speaking Club.” Together, the three organisations are launching IELTS test delivery right in the centre of Istanbul, using Konusma Kulübü’s modern venue, near to Taksim Square, one of the most significant and iconic districts on the European side of the city.

We’re delighted to announce a milestone for MTS, we recently welcomed the very first candidate from Meazure Learning at our London exam centre, a moment we’re proud to share.

In October 2025, three key representatives from MTS had the pleasure of connecting with our valued Vietnamese partner school leaders.

We’re thrilled to announce that MTS has officially become an Approved Test Centre for the Oxford Test of English (OTE) - a globally recognised English language exam developed by the University of Oxford and certified by Oxford University Press.