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The latest education market news from our UK and local country staff and from selected external sources, focusing on issues affecting UK education, from changes to higher education policy and student visa procedures, to competitor analysis and media coverage.

IB Results 2021: 130 out 1,155 top scorers are from Hong Kong

A staggering number of 130 IB students from Hong Kong attained the full marks (45 points) according to local news...
East Asia
06/07/2021

U.S. Federal Student Aid - Federal Update video (May 2021)

On behalf of the Training and Information Services Group at Federal Student Aid, U.S.
Americas
01/07/2021

Pancyprian Examination Results

Despite all the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Cypriot students have taken Pancyprian examinations in...
Europe
29/06/2021

Hong Kong to suspend all flights from UK due to Delta Covid-19 variant

In response to the recent rebound of the epidemic situation in the UK and the widespread Delta variant virus strain...
East Asia
29/06/2021

One in seven of 2020 DSE graduates chose to study outside of Hong Kong

The latest report published by Education Bureau (EDB) revealed that a spike of DSE Secondary 6 students pursuing full-...
East Asia
28/06/2021

Our new-look web pages… new-look web pages in August!

We have reviewed our web page design with a focus on an enhanced user experience.  The site now aligns more with...
All regions
28/06/2021

Malaysian government extends lockdown till daily cases of Covid-19 infections drop below 4000

The nationwide lockdown across Malaysia that started on 1 June was scheduled to end today on 28 June. The government...
East Asia
28/06/2021

Five UAE institutions on 'Times Higher Education' young university global rankings

The United Arab Emirates University was in 53rd spot and Khalifa University was 54th. The University of Sharjah came...
Middle East & Africa
27/06/2021

Results of class 12 students will be available by 31 July using alternate assessment criteria, India

Earlier in June, the government of India announced cancellation of class 12 exams by two national school assessment...
South Asia
25/06/2021

Innovation for African Universities Programme

As part of its evolving global Higher Education programme, the British Council in Sub Saharan Africa designed the...
Middle East & Africa
25/06/2021

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