New Delhi,22nd February 2024 Global student housing marketplace, University Living and world’s leading learning company, Pearsoncollaborate to facilitate foreign accommodation, financial services, and logistics support for study-abroad aspirants in India. This partnership will offer exclusive special discounts, benefits, and assistance to aid the global mobility of the PTE test takers from India.
Saurabh Arora, Founder and CEO of University Living, stated, “A secure accommodation and reliable financial support is very crucial in enabling student migration. Our collaboration with Pearson is a step further in this direction to support the outbound student community in their academic pursuits across borders, majorly in Australia and Canada. We stand committed in our endeavour to provide the students with safe spaces where they can give shape to their academic and professional aspirations.”
Prabhul Ravindran, Director of English Language Learning at Pearson India, said, “At Pearson, we understand the complexities faced by students who are planning to study abroad. Our collaboration with University Living is aimed to empower these students by simplifying and streamlining the entire process. Together, we will help the students to focus on their preparation for PTE, without the distraction and anxiety about accommodation and financial support. We are offering a unified value proposition with some exclusive offers that will further enhance the convenience of PTE Test takers and help them in their journey.”
Through this partnership, University Living and Pearson will organize webinars, seminars, and campus visits, offering valuable insights and guidance to aspiring learners. They will also launch and enable destination-specific counselling on accommodation and education packages for key markets like Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
University Living is a leading global student housing marketplace offering 2Mn beds in 65K properties across 515 international education hubs in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & UAE. Pearson’s PTE is one of the fastest, fairest, and simplest tests of English amongst foreign-going students today. The test can be booked online 24 hours in advance, is computer-based, and is taken in a secure test centre. The scores are returned within 1.3 days on average, to assist in the fast-tracking of visa and admission applications.
Last year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recognized PTE-Academic as an acceptable test for all SDS (Student Direct Stream) applications and PTE-Core as proof of English language proficiency for Canadian permanent residency or citizenship. The UK, Australian, and New Zealand governments for all visa applications also accept PTE Academic. PTE Academic is accepted by thousands of universities across Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and the USA. PTE can be taken at more than 445 PTE centres in 117 countries.