News | 30 October 2023
We are building Gothenburg's newest and most modern school
“A new chapter in the international history of Gothenburg starts today” said Anna Sörelius Nordenborg, CEO of IES, as she put her shovel in the ground to mark the construction of IES Södra Änggården.
“The weather isn’t the only reason why Gothenburg is called Little London.” She added during the ground-breaking ceremony, and referred to the city's long relationship with lands to the west.
A number of representatives from Internationella Engelska Skolan took part in the event, including principal Desiree Ekendal and students from IES Krokslätt who are looking forward to moving into the school next fall. They had gathered together with representatives from the property owner Platzer, including CEO Johanna Hult Rentsch, and invited guests to celebrate the new school building.
“The English language has a long history in the area, via merchants and shipowners, and later engineers and industrialists.” Said Anna Sörelius Nordenborg. “Gothenburg is and has always been a city where people of different nationalities, cultures and languages have met, worked and created together. A city of commerce, ingenuity, entrepreneurship and adventure.