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A surge in demand for language immersion and certification courses from international learners at Eton Institute indicates the growing popularity of educational tourism in the UAE. The UAE, in recent years, has become a favoured destination for those wishing to learn a new language or upgrade their skills while experiencing a new country and culture.

Unique ' language summer camp ' conducted by Eton Institute to host fun educational activities for kids and teens. The programme will include language training in 6 popular languages, namely Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian and German. It will also introduce, for the first time in the UAE, Sign Language classes for children in the American Sign Languages (ASL) standard.

Eton Institute, a UAE based language institute, announced that the next free language course will be decided by public demand based on votes received through their Facebook fanpage. The free language course, which is open to all, will cover an entire beginner level in the winning language.

Eton Institute kick off the 'Win a Car' promotion where any individual registering for a course or workshop receives an entry into the lucky draw to win a brand new 2011 Renault Sandero at the end of summer.

Eton Institute commence registrations for summer courses including their signature Super Intensive courses for English and Arabic, Intensive courses for French and Spanish and language activity classes for kids and teens. Furthermore, individuals enrolling for any course or workshop this summer stand the chance to drive away in a brand new 2011 Renault as part of a recently launched 'Win a Car' promotion.

Community event Better U - Mind, Body and Soul which was conducted on 29 May 2010 at Dubai Knowledge Village offered hundreds of free activities, workshops and prizes to over 1500 visitors. Organised by Eton Institute with the support of Dubai Knowledge Village, the non-profit CSR event witnessed participation of leading organisations such as Starbucks, KidzArt, Fitness First, Profiman, RTA and DEWA. Several non-profit charitable organisations such as The Angel Appeal, Take My Junk and DARC (Dubai Animal Rescue Centre) were also present on the day to raise awareness about their cause and collect old books, clothes and electronics for a good cause.

The second annual community event, Better U - Mind, Body and Soul, will be conducted this Saturday, 29 May 2010, from 10 am to 5 pm at Dubai Knowledge Village. The non-profit event will feature over a 100 free activities, prizes and live performances for all members of the public. The free activities will include language classes, yoga and martial arts sessions, life coaching, zumba and tango dancing classes, career counselling and loads more. All activities will be completely free and open to all members of the public.

Eton Institute is offering a chance to WIN a brand new Renault Sandero car as a bumper prize this summer. The sporty car will be given away to one lucky winner picked from a raffle draw of people enrolled for a course at Eton Institute during the summer. The bumper draw will be the first of its kind for an educational institute in the region.

Dubai resident and Nigerian national, Jane Atieno, a financial officer by profession, was awarded a free Online TESOL Certification Course at GETEX 2010 by Eton Institute, the UAE’s largest TESOL/TEFL training organisation and specialists in language and teacher training. The Online TESOL Course worth AED 2375 was awarded to one lucky visitor selected out of a free-to-enter raffle draw of eligible candidates at their GETEX stand. This professional certification course will equip students with the necessary expertise and qualification to teach a language.

Eton Institute, UAE’s leading language training institute announced that they would be offering additional conversation sessions for free to all Arabic and English language learners registering for a selection of courses during the month of May. The bonus conversation sessions will concentrate on speaking and listening skills in Arabic or English through interactive and fun activities.