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<p>Not to be picayune, Xiggi, but while the tense indicates the past when referring to the strategy to challenge the program, you use the present to suggest it currently IS a remedial program of poor reputation in Europe. I don’t know enough about its history to challenge whether this was initially the case, but certainly for years IB has been highly regarded across Europe, otherwise its universities would not be accepting the diploma.</p>