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SELL has collaborated with the Shanghai Maritime University (since 2015), Yantai University (since 2019), Westminster International Thailand (since 2020) and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (since 2021) to deliver a range of our Pre-Sessional English (PSE) courses to help students improve their English language and study skills in order to make a successful transition to UK university. The growing network of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú PSE centres also enables English for Academic Purposes practitioners to share best practice and develop professionally in collaboration with their peers across the globe.

We also offer educational holiday programmes to help students improve their English language skills as they experience a taste of life in ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú.

In December 2021, SELL hosted a group of teachers from Jizzakh State Pedagogical University, Uzbekistan for a bespoke 2-week CPD course focusing primarily on Communicative Language Teaching and how pedagogy could be implemented to meet the current and future needs of learners in that context. There was also an opportunity for the participants to experience a taste of higher education in the UK and explore the thriving coastal city of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú. This course was part of the University’s global mission and reflects the record four memorandums of understanding that have been signed with educational institutions in Uzbekistan. 

Colleagues in SELL sit on the executive board of the , coordinate activities as part of the and the ELIA Exchange UK, and have worked on several translation and knowledge services projects including the Annual Translation Conference, the European Project OPTIMALE (Optimising Professional Translator Training in a Multilingual Europe), and European Master’s in Translation (EMT). Collaborations have included major national and international  translation and interpreting academic and professional networks such as the , the , the , the Association of Translation Companies, and the .

Our Master's degree students are integrated as part of the . Collaborative projects in 2021 through partnerships set up by colleagues from the School to develop competencies on varied industry topics. This includes UK legal translation to the international standard ISO 20771, exploring the issues of BAME representation in the UK's language services industry, and how the decline in language studies affects native English translator resources in the UK. Within the programme, outstanding Translation Studies and Applied Languages Master’s degree students from partner universities have a unique opportunity to work together with the ATC on a collaborative project, and gain an insight into the language services industry.