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British Council to resume IELTS exams across China after four-day stoppage
The British Council will resume IELTS exams across China on Wednesday after cancellations that began on Saturday and continued through Tuesday.
The stoppage left test-takers scrambling during the busy season for overseas university admissions.
Affected candidates can take one of two free make-up sessions, scheduled for October 19 and 20.
The British Council also said it will reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation costs for candidates who went to testing centres.
The cancellations caused a rare nationwide disruption to IELTS testing in mainland China.
The exam was introduced there in 1989.
The British Council announced the make-up arrangements on Tuesday afternoon.
IELTS examinations will resume across China on Wednesday, the British Council said.
The announcement followed four days of cancellations that affected test-takers during the overseas university admissions season.
The British Council said it would offer two free make-up sessions on October 19 and 20.
It also said it would reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation costs for candidates who travelled to testing centres.
- Who
- The British Council and candidates affected by the IELTS cancellations.
- What
- IELTS exams will resume across China, with free make-up sessions and reimbursement of reasonable travel and accommodation costs for affected candidates.
- When
- Exams will resume on Wednesday. The cancellations ran from Saturday through Tuesday.
- Where
- Across China.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
IELTS examinations were cancelled across China.
The British Council announced the exams would resume and set out support for affected candidates.
IELTS examinations are due to resume across China.
The British Council will hold two free make-up sessions.
- Cancellation period
- Four days, from Saturday through Tuesday
- Exam resumption
- Wednesday
- Make-up sessions
- October 19 and 20
- Reimbursement
- Reasonable travel and accommodation costs for candidates who travelled to testing centres
- IELTS in mainland China
- Introduced in 1989
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