2026 International e-Assessment Awards Winners announced

The winners of the 2026 International e-Assessment Awards have been announced by the e-Assessment Association at the Awards Gala Dinner in London.

The International e-Assessment Awards recognise innovation, excellence and impact across the global assessment community. This year's winners and finalists demonstrated how digital assessment continues to evolve at scale, with projects spanning education, professional certification and workplace assessment. Common themes across the entries included the successful delivery of large-scale digital assessment programmes, the responsible use of AI supported by human oversight, accessibility by design, and the creation of more authentic assessment experiences that better reflect real-world skills and workplace environments. The new and expanded categories for 2026 showcase how digital assessment is being applied in increasingly specialised and impactful ways.

Graham Hudson, Chair of the e-Assessment Association, commented:

“The International e-Assessment Awards showcase the very best of innovation and best practice from across our global community. This year's finalists and winners demonstrated not only technical excellence, but a clear commitment to trust, accessibility and meaningful outcomes for learners and candidates. From large-scale assessment programmes to the responsible application of AI, the projects recognised by our judges highlight how digital assessment is continuing to mature, delivering solutions that are scalable, inclusive and fit for the future.”

We extend our sincere thanks to the independent panel of judges for the time, expertise and commitment they bring to the awards each year, and to our Awards Headline Sponsor, British Council, for its continued support of the International e-Assessment Awards and the wider digital assessment community.

The 2026 International e-Assessment Award Winners are:

Best Formative Assessment

• JUZ40 Education: EdTech with JUZ40
• Highly commended: Singapore University of Social Sciences with AdLeS®: Transforming Formative Assessment through AI-Enabled Adaptive Learning was also highly commended project in this category.

Best Summative Assessment

• Kaplan Assessments with Solicitors Qualifying Exam (England and Wales)

Best Workplace or Talent Assessment Project

• MeasureUp with iTalentUp by MeasureUp: Transforming Talent Pre-Screening Through AI-Driven, Skills-Based Assessment

AI in Content & Test Development

• Janison with Jai - AI Assessment Management Platform - Chartered Accounts Australia
• Highly commended: Surpass Assessment with Inteleos healthcare certification: AI-assisted item development with Surpass Copilot was also highly commended in this award category

AI in Test Delivery

• Duolingo with Securing the Future of High-Stakes Testing: The Duolingo English Test’s Human-in-the-Loop AI Ecosystem

AI in Marking

• Henley Business School with AI-Supported Rubric-Based Marking and Feedback for Large Cohorts
• Highly commended: University of North Carolina Greensboro with On the Consistency of Automatic Scoring with Large Language Models was also highly commended in this award category

The AI in Assessment: Overall Excellence Award recognised the most impactful and innovative use of AI across assessment design, delivery, and development. The winner is Janison with Jai - AI Assessment Management Platform - Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Best College Digital Assessment Programme/Implementation

• The University of Central Florida with Basic Phonetics Escape Room: A Final Assessment Experience

Best Schools Digital Assessment Programme/Implementation

• Woodland Academy Trust with Changing Assessment Culture: From Retrospective Marking to Responsive Digital Practice
• Highly commended: Cambridge University Press and Assessment with Cambridge English Qualifications Digital for Young Learners was also highly commended in this award category

Best University Digital Assessment Programme/Implementation

• Newcastle University with Newcastle University’s Digital Exams Service
• Highly commended: Universita' degli Studi di Padova with TAL B2 Reading & Listening Psychology was also highly commended in this award category

Best Transformational Project

• Qpercom with Transforming Assessment Integrity: A Fully Digital Evidence Verification and Appeals Management Framework

CIEA Educational Assessment Outcomes Award

• Education Quality and Accountability Office with No Rush Zone: How EQAO and Upper Canada District School Board Built Student Confidence and Care in Online Assessments

Excellence in Accessibility (A11Y) Award

• Education Quality and Accountability Office with Accessibility by Design: Transforming EQAO's Provincial Assessments for Every Learner
• Highly commended: College Board with The Bluebook Standard for Accessibility was also highly commended in this award category

Most Innovative Use of Technology Award

• Duolingo with The Duolingo English Test Interactive Speaking Task
• Highly commended: Cambridge University Press and Assessment with Cambridge English Qualifications Digital for Young Learners was also highly commended in this award category

Professional Certification Programme of the Year

• Financial Modeling Institute with Advanced Financial Modeling

Best International Implementation

• Open Assessment Technologies with One Platform. One Survey. Delivering PISA 2025 to the World — Online and Offline.

Best Research Award

• Maryland Assessment Research Center with Item Difficulty Modeling Using Fine-tuned Small and Large Language Models

Best Practitioner Individual or Team Award

• Cambridge University Press & Assessment with Digital Assessment of Computer Science

See the full summary of each project here: https://www.e-assessment.com/eaa-awards/2026-winners-and-finalists

About the e-Assessment Association

Founded in 2008, the e-Assessment Association is an international not-for-profit membership organisation representing all industry sectors with an interest in e-Assessment across both education and the workplace. With over 6,000 members worldwide the e-Assessment Association plays a vital role in bringing together a global community of awarding organisations, assessment providers, technology experts, academics, and educational institutions dedicated to advancing the field of digital assessment. By fostering collaboration across these diverse stakeholders, we create a unique platform to share expertise, insights, and best practices that drive innovation and address the evolving needs of the assessment landscape.

Individuals can join the eAA for free here.

Find out more about International e-Assessment Award sponsors The British Council at https://www.britishcouncil.org/