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PRESS RELEASE | July 21, 2026

ETS and Galvanize Global Education Strengthen Long-Term Partnership to Expand TOEFL® Opportunities for Study Abroad Students

  • Partnerships & Collaboration

Media Contact:

For ETS: Mazza, Alexandra,  amazza@ets.org
For Galvanize Global EducationEmail: Goutham Sekaran,  goutham.sekaran@galvanizeme.com

PRINCETON, N.J. — (July 21, 2026) — ETS today announced the continuation and expansion of its long-term partnership with Galvanize Global Education, an AI- and technology-driven company that provides test preparation, profile building guidance, admissions counselling, and end-to-end support, from bachelor's to PhD, for students aspiring to study at the world's best universities. Since 2018, ETS and Galvanize Global Education have collaborated on TOEFL® and GRE® initiatives to help students pursue international higher education.

This milestone marks eight years of collaboration aimed at reducing financial and access barriers for international students. Through this partnership, Galvanize Global Education provides students with exclusive discounts on TOEFL iBT registrations. In recent years, thousands of TOEFL and GRE tests have been completed through Galvanize, helping make globally recognized assessments more affordable and accessible.

"ETS is pleased to deepen its long-standing partnership with Galvanize Global Education in support of students pursuing international education opportunities," said Sidnei Rodrigues de Souza, Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Sales Management, ETS. "Through this collaboration, we are making trusted assessments like the TOEFL iBT more accessible to students around the world, helping them move closer to their academic goals at leading universities worldwide."

As part of this expanded collaboration, students engaging with Galvanize Global Education benefit from:

  • Exclusive registration discounts on TOEFL iBT
  • End-to-end study abroad guidance, from test preparation through applications, university shortlisting, scholarships, and visa support
  • Personalized test preparation for the TOEFL iBT and GRE

The TOEFL iBT test, accepted by more than 13,000 institutions in over 160 countries, helps students demonstrate English-language proficiency for admission to leading global universities. Flexible options, including the TOEFL iBT Home Edition, further support accessibility for test takers regardless of location. Paired with Galvanize Global Education's preparation and counseling, students receive support at every stage of the study abroad journey, from test preparation through admission.

“We are proud to strengthen our partnership with ETS and continue supporting students throughout their study-abroad journeys,” said Ram Srinivasan, Co-Founder and CEO, Galvanize Global Education. “By combining Galvanize’s expert, team-led, and technology-enabled preparation and counselling with ETS’ globally recognised assessments, we aim to give students access to the tools, feedback and guidance they need to make confident and well-informed decisions.”

To learn more about TOEFL iBT, including information on test acceptance, test preparation, registration and more, visit www.ets.org/toefl. To learn more about Galvanize Global Education's partnership programs and access the TOEFL discount, visit www.galvanizetestprep.com/ets-partnership.

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About ETS

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners to be future ready. Our mission – advancing the science of measurement to power human progress – ensures our focus to enable everyone, everywhere, to demonstrate their skills and chart their path to future readiness for life. We are committed to readying 100M+ people for the next generation of jobs by 2035. We deliver on this commitment through trusted assessments and skills solutions – including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, Praxis and Futurenav – and groundbreaking initiatives powered by our Research Institute. With a robust global footprint, including subsidiaries (PSI), offices and operations in more than 200 countries and territories, we help over 50 million individuals each year measure their proficiency and unlock new opportunities. Discover how we expand our worldwide impact: www.ets.org

About Galvanize Global Education

Galvanize Global Education is an AI- and technology-driven company that provides end-to-end support for students aspiring to study at the world's best universities. Founded by alumni of Stanford University, IIT Madras, and IIM Ahmedabad, Galvanize Global Education combines expert, team-led counseling with technology-enabled preparation tools to support students at every step: test preparation, profile building guidance, university shortlisting, application strategy, financial aid, and visa support across Bachelors, Masters, MBA, and PhD programs. Galvanize has helped students from 60+ countries and 500+ Indian cities gain admission to leading universities, including MIT, Johns Hopkins, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, NUS and the University of Toronto, across 18+ destination countries, many of them ranked among the top universities in the QS World University Rankings. www.galvanizetestprep.com

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