An update for Higher Education professionals

June 2025 | Issue 11

Welcome to the 11th edition of Cambridge Spotlight – marking five years since we launched this eNewsletter to keep higher education institutions around the world informed and connected. This newsletter began as a pandemic-era communication tool and has become a valuable channel for updates and collaboration.

Recently, over 350,000 students across 3,300 schools in 130 countries sat their Cambridge International AS & A Level exams. For the vast majority, August results release will mark the beginning of a new and transformative chapter: university.

But where will they go? At a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, shifting government policies, and changes in global student mobility, the path forward isn’t always clear. That’s why we believe now is the time to be bold — to strengthen partnerships and explore new, untapped pathways for Cambridge students.

With my new role as Director of University Pathways and Progression, I’m particularly interested in deepening collaboration with institutions that offer transnational education (TNE) opportunities, especially articulation programmes with universities in traditional destination countries. Of special interest are joint degree options that allow students to complete part of their studies — often a year — in the partner country, broadening both access and experience. If you’d like to collaborate with Cambridge, you can find out how to express interest below.

As a reminder, Cambridge International AS & A Level results will be released on Tuesday 12 August, followed by Cambridge IGCSE and O Level results on Tuesday 19 August.

Thank you for being part of this journey — and for supporting Cambridge learners as they take their next steps.

Kevin Ebenezer                                                                                              

Director, University Pathways & Progression

Transnational education collaboration - express your interest!

If your institution is interested in exploring collaboration opportunities — particularly with TNE or articulation arrangements as mentioned above — we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch with our Recognitions team by email to start the conversation.

Preparing students for the future - take our survey

 At Cambridge, we believe that education must make sure students are ready for the world. In today’s changing world, we recognise that the challenges and opportunities students may face in their future can sometimes feel uncertain.

That’s why we are asking higher education instructors, leaders and admission officers to share their views about the knowledge and skills that students are equipped with when starting and completing higher education. We’d also like to know what you think it is important to learn in secondary school to be ready for higher education and the future 

Share your thoughts by completing this short survey, which will take around 15 minutes of your time.

The survey will close on Sunday 6 July

This survey complements a survey we have already conducted with school educators who teach students aged 14-19 years old and their students who are 16-19 years old.  The findings will be published in September.

Cambridge East Asia College Fair, 26 & 27 September 2025, Shenzhen, China

Our East Asia team is delighted to host the 8^th Cambridge East Asia College Fair in September.

This event gives universities a unique opportunity to meet with over 200 school counsellors / leaders / teachers from the Cambridge school network in East Asia and to speak to over 500 Cambridge International AS & A Level learners from schools in Shenzhen.

View our Cambridge College Fair highlights from 2024.

To find out more about the event or register your interest to exhibit in the future, contact Dora Duan, Senior Manager, Recognition & Policy, East Asia

Do you have data which demonstrates student performance?

We are interested to hear from institutions who monitor and record Cambridge student performance during their undergraduate degree level studies.

If your institution has data on the performance of Cambridge students - particularly if it shows that students are well prepared for the future - please email us below with the subject line ‘Student performance data’.

Resources to support your admissions processes

Find out about our verification and results services to support institutions in their admissions processes.

View samples of our results documentation to help you recognise our statements of results and certificates.

Our International Admissions Officers toolkit provides clear information about Cambridge qualifications. It is a practical resource to help admissions officers make well-informed admission decisions and formulate admission policies.

Review your Cambridge International Direct users

Exam results release is only two months away. We encourage you to review and update the list of users from your institutions (you can apply for up to 6 logins per institution) who have access to Direct, our online student results verification portal.

If you would like to sign up your institution for a Direct account or register new users – please complete this form.

If you would like to receive a list of current users or remove a user access from your institution’s account – please email us.

Collaborate further with us

Register your institution's admissions policy on Cambridge International's Recognition database

Register to verify student results online using Cambridge International Direct (Results Verification Service)

What’s new from Cambridge - a list of new and updated syllabuses which will be taught and examined in forthcoming years.

Search the Cambridge International Recognition database for further information on admissions policies from universities worldwide

Find a Cambridge school by searching our global list of Cambridge centres which offer Cambridge International qualifications.

Contact our International Education Recognition team

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