English connects us.
Southeast Asia brings us together.
A growing English community connecting young people across Southeast Asia.
in collaboration with
Every week
Weekly Circle sessions
Wednesdays at 19:00 and Saturdays at 13:00 WIB (Jakarta time). A new topic each time: English practice, scholarships, careers and life across Southeast Asia.
Where are you from?
Our community
Growing across Southeast Asia
More than 19,000 learners and teachers have been part of the IELS community, with people joining us from across the region and beyond.
- learners & teachers
- 19K+learners & teachers
- from Southeast Asia
- 93%from Southeast Asia
- from beyond SEA
- 7%from beyond SEA
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia 68%๐น๐ญ Thailand 10%๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia 7%๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia 5%๐ป๐ณ Vietnam 3%+ 7% beyond Southeast Asia
Meet the Circle
Members who studied, interned or volunteered abroad, in their own words.
Learning Through Challenge: Fauzi's Experience in a Business Proposal Competition
Fauzi
Project Marketing Associate, IELS ยท Universitas Indonesia
Proving Doubts Wrong: Yosua's Journey as a Business Proposal Competition Winner
Yosua
Project Marketing Associate, IELS ยท Universitas Indonesia
Exchange to Japan with English: Dzakwaan's Journey at Tohoku University
Ahmad Zakwaan Haniif Herefa
IELS Circle Member ยท Aerospace Engineering, ITB
60 events. One growing region.
Online and offline, we've shown up across Southeast Asia since January 2025, and we're just getting started.
- Philippines & Singapore+ more countries soon
The Circle
How the Circle keeps growing
Set a goal, find someone chasing the same one, achieve it together, then inspire the next person to start.
- 01
Set Your Goal
Start with what you're chasing โ a target score, a scholarship, a job abroad.
- 02
Find Your Partner
Meet someone working toward the same goal in the Circle, so you're never doing it alone.
- 03
Achieve It Together
Practice, push each other, and hit real milestones side by side.
- 04
Inspire & Mentor
Share your story, mentor the next person, and help someone else start their own.
โบ Every success becomes someone else's starting point.
Your next connection could start here
Join IELS Circle, meet people from across Southeast Asia, and make English part of how you connect with the region.
See what's inside IELS CircleFree to join ยท Open to English learners across Southeast Asia