Creator of the TOEFL® and TOEIC® Tests Expanding Services in Vietnam

PRINCETON, NJ–(EMWNews – July 27, 2008) – The Vietnam Ministry of Education and

Training (MOET) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) signed a memorandum

of understanding today clearing the way for both parties to collaborate on

English assessments, advanced research and learning benchmarks for students

in that country. The period of the agreement is five years. ETS creates,

administers and scores the TOEFL and TOEIC tests, the two most widely

accepted academic and business English language exams in the world.

The agreement was signed during ceremonies in Washington, DC attended by

Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. It covers current assessment and

evaluation methodologies related to large scale assessments at secondary

(K-9), high school (10-12), college, professional schools and university

levels.

ETS experts also will consult with Vietnamese education officials on

training and capacity building for basic and advanced research and

psychometrics including international assessment standards. The

relationship will be coordinated through ETS’s representative in Vietnam,

IIG Vietnam. Together, ETS experts and IIG will advise and provide

consultation to policy-makers and school administrators in setting their

own English proficiency benchmarks for graduating students at colleges,

universities and professional schools and help them set standards for

accrediting graduates.

The collaboration also will work to support the establishment of a

Vietnam-American University in that country through a visiting scholars

program.

“ETS and the Ministry of Education and Training have had a good

relationship for three years,” explains Paul A. Ramsey, Senior Vice

President of ETS Global Business Development & Relations. “Through our

in-country representative, IIG Vietnam, we are expanding the services and

products offered to teachers and students to improve academic and workplace

English. We look forward to contributing our 60 years of measurement

expertise to Vietnam’s rapidly developing education and business efforts.”

The TOEFL test is currently accepted by over 6,000 universities in 110

countries, more than three times the number of any other English

proficiency test. Interest among universities and colleges wishing to join

the family of TOEFL score users is growing as more than 850 institutions

have joined the list of those that recognize and trust TOEFL scores since

2005.

New TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests have been added to complement the

TOEIC® Listening and Reading tests. Together, they provide a

reliable measurement of all four English-language communication skills for

use in the workplace. More than 8,000 corporations in 90 countries rely on

the TOEIC tests.

For more information, visit the ETS Global website at

www.ets.org/etsglobal.