English proficiency high in Poland

A recent Education First EPI report on English language proficiency has shown Poles to be in sixth place out of a comparison of 63 nations worldwide. Scandinavian countries lead the list prepared by the Swedish company headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland. The survey was done via the internet and included 750,000 participants. "The English language is a major tool for labor, cultural and economic exchange. ... Personally, I'm very happy with these results," said Piotr Majdan of EF Education First in Poland. EF Education First was founded in Sweden by Bertil Hult who came upon the idea of organizing language immersion by organizing courses in foreign countries. The company employs 15,000 people worldwide.