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Global Recognition
In an environment of increasing competitiveness among
institutions of higher education, and taking account of
the growing mobility of students, university admissions
tutors and academic staff around the world recognize
the benefits of recruiting IB graduates for their
universities and colleges. The benefits include:
• the admission of students from a rigorous
academic background, who know how to think
and learn;
• the absence of any concerns about grade inflation;
• the knowledge that state and national standards
are being met and exceeded through effective
teaching and learning; IB standards and grading
practices are the same around the world, which
means the criteria for achieving each grade are the
same for all IB World Schools; and
• the rich diversity of experience and perspective
that IB Diploma Programme students bring to
their university or college.
The IB works with universities in nearly 140 countries
to promote broader recognition of the Diploma
Programme for the 120,000 Diploma Programme
graduates entering university each year.
A new area of the IB website focuses on university
recognition of IB programmes. There are facts and
figures to help universities understand why IB
programmes create more rounded learners, as well as
testimonials from IB alumni and admissions officers.
The aim is to increase understanding of the IB’s aims,
the unique aspects of the Diploma Programme, its
assessment and the way it prepares students for
further education.
IB students routinely gain admission to some of the
best known universities in the world. Most of these
institutions have established recognition policies for
the IB diploma. (See Appendix 5 (page 523) for a list of
universities around the world recognizing the IB
diploma.)
For more information on this area of work, please
visit: www.ibo.org/recognition/
“At Richmond, the American International University in London we have
found IB diploma students make the ideal candidates for admission.
Academically well rounded and prepared for university study, IB graduates
hit the ground running upon arrival at Richmond and are a perfect fit for
Richmond’s challenging international curriculum and globally
represented student body.”
Mark S Kopenski, Vice President and Dean, Richmond,
The American International University in London
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