https://cambridgeesol.org/what-we-do/newsroom/2010/camla-cambridge-michigan.html
Cambridge, England and Ann Arbor Michigan, September 24, 2010
A collaboration announced today by departments of two of the worldʼs top universities will give learners around the world greater access to high quality internationally recognized language qualifications.
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations and the University of Michigan English Language Institute Testing and Certification Division have joined forces in a new collaboration that will promote the Michigan English language exams around the world. It will also work with stakeholders in different commercial and educational sectors, especially in the USA, to develop testing solutions precisely tailored to their needs.
Cambridge and Michigan are teaming up at a time of rapid growth in the global market for English language tests, with enormous demand for high-quality assessment for education, business and migration. Both organizations emphasize the need for learners and institutions to be able to choose between a range of tests that exactly meet their needs, rather than generic ʽone-size-fits-allʼ solutions.
Dr. Michael Milanovic, CEO of Cambridge ESOL says “There is enormous synergy between our two organizations. We are both university-based, not-for-profit exam boards, committed to high-quality assessment and to supporting research and learning, and we both have teams of highly qualified, committed and professional staff.”
“We are bringing together the highly talented and skilled testing divisions of two world-class universities with the global distribution network of Cambridge ESOL, opening up significant opportunities for growth,” says James Penner-Hahn, Associate Dean for Budget at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts. “We believe this will propel the use of University of Michigan tests to a much broader audience.”
A new entity -- Cambridge-Michigan Language Assessments (CAMLA) -- will deliver the collaboration, with a management board from both Michigan and Cambridge. Employees of the University of Michigan testing division will continue as University of Michigan employees under the new arrangements.
The scope of the collaboration will be to develop and promote the Michigan tests and new services. It will not affect the Cambridge ESOL exams or IELTS.
