The International Baccalaureate is a nonprofit foundation, officially established in Geneva in 1968, that develops internationally standardized curricula, beginning with the Diploma Programme and later adding the Middle Years, Primary Years and Career-related Programmes. It grew from the work of educators at the International School of Geneva seeking a university-entrance qualification for internationally mobile students, and it has no single credited founder.
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Does IB mean the organization or one of its qualifications?
IB can mean the organization itself; any of its four programmes; or the diploma or certificate a programme awards.
Both. The organization's name and logo were changed in 2007 to reflect new structural arrangements, and as a result the term IB may now refer to the organization itself, any of its four programmes, or the diploma or certificates awarded at the end of a programme.
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The IB headquarters were officially established in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1968 for the development and maintenance of the IB Diploma Programme.
2. International Baccalaureate (Wikipedia)
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The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968.
International Baccalaureate article, Geneva headquarters
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968
International Baccalaureate article, abbreviation
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB)
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a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
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