A number of universities, especially Oxford and Cambridge, require students to take entrance exams as part of the selection process. A full list of these tests can be found at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests. The tests take place in the first term of Terminale.…
ASIBA is pleased to announce that it is running its sixth Poetry Competition : Masks. The closing date for submission of poems is Monday March 1st, 2021. See the 'Teachers' Activities' page for the rules and this year's entry form. …
The 2020/21 annual OIB Subject Meetings will be held online on the following dates: History-Geography: 1st - 2nd October English Language and Literature: 8th - 9th October A message has been sent to teachers inviting registrations via the ASIBA email system…
UCAS has now published ASIBA’s updated Qualification Information Profiles (QIPs) for the new Baccalauréat Général and OIB. As you will see, the OIB is now distinguished from the standard Baccalaureéat Général in two important ways: first, it is established as…
The UK government has announced the finance situation for EU students starting university courses in England from September 2021 (i.e. after Brexit). Regrettably, EU students will no longer be eligible for ‘home fee’ status or for financial support from…
ASIBA has developed a partnership with Greene’s Tutorial College in Oxford to provide courses designed to help students improve their chances of success in applications to Oxford, Cambridge and other competitive-entry university courses. Courses offered include: U.K. aptitude test preparation:…
Due to the popularity of the webinar ‘Applying to Oxford, Cambridge and other competitive courses’ yesterday evening, some students were unable to participate (the maximum number of participants being fixed at 100). Therefore, we will be running a repeat of…
We are organising a webinar entitled ‘Applying to Oxford, Cambridge and other competitive courses’ on Tuesday 10th March, from 17.30 – 18.30, for all OIB teachers involved with university entrance. The session is free of charge and will be run by…
Given the rapidly evolving situation regarding Coronavirus, which includes the possibility of future school closures and travel restrictions, we have decided to hold the Schools’ Forum by videoconference on 20th March and cancel the meeting in Lyon. Making this decision now…
The 2020 version of the OIB Handbook is now available in the documents section of the ASIBA website.