The Latest Breaking News from International Baccalaureate

Final exams cancelled for IB students in UAE, alternative grading system announced

Students of the International Baccalaureate (IB) across the UAE will not sit for their final exams in 2026, following the ongoing regional conflict and US-Israel-Iran conflict.

The Times of India · Mar 31

The online IB diploma v traditional A‑levels: which is the best path for you?

While A-levels are a deep dive into three to four subjects, the wide-ranging international baccalaureate (IB) diploma has provided students with additional skills

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid

Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding…

Bangkok Post · May 15, 2025

Roadmap being worked out for IB-AP certification for students of Classes 10 and 12 in Andhra Pradesh, says official

Principal Secretary (School Education) Praveen Prakash on Wednesday (October 25) said that the Andhra Pradesh government was paving the way for the introduction of International Baccalaureate (IB) syllabus in the State-run schools.

The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023

A.P. govt. asks International Baccalaureate to set up its global university in State

Andhra Pradesh Govt. seeks to establish IB University to expose local students to international education system. MoU signed with IB to implement NEP 2020 reforms, open enhanced educational avenues for young learners. Govt. confident of overcoming challenges like lack of trained teachers, resources shortage and parental concerns.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Machine learning: could ChatGPT become just another tool for Australia’s year 12 – like Wikipedia?

An International Baccalaureate student says she and her peers find the AI platform helpful for brainstorming – but that doesn’t mean safeguards aren’t needed

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2023

Andhra Pradesh govt. signs MoU with International Baccalaureate

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy signed an MoU with American educational agency International Baccalaureate (IB) to introduce innovative questioning and answering methods in govt. schools. The IB syllabus, which is in vogue in American schools, will be accessible to students at foundation-level initially. It will help students gain knowledge of emerging…

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Andhra Pradesh CM tells officials to explore possibility of introducing International Baccalaureate syllabus in government schools

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the education officials to work towards introducing International Baccalaureate (IB) syllabus in government schools and colleges after a thorough study on the purpose and objectives of students and the needs of educational system. Addressing a review meeting on the Education Department…

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023

Andhra Pradesh to seek affiliation of global board certification for government schools

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on July 12 (Wednesday) approved the proposal of the government to enter into joint affiliation with global board certifications of International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge or any other equivalent certification. Sources in the Department of Education said that the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)…

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023

Government’s quest for quality education will help students go a long way, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy

Children from the grassroots level study in government schools, and we will not allow poverty to stop their education, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy says, and adds that If circumstances allow, we would want to introduce International Baccalaureate syllabus to produce global leaders

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023