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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.

Update on Pharmacy graduates registration in Hong Kong

The British Council has received an update from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board regarding UK graduates registration as...
East Asia
27/08/2013

Potential for retail and marketing related courses

THE country’s retail industry is poised to become a “hot spot” for local and international retail investments with the...
East Asia
27/08/2013

New International school in town - Rafflesia International School

Rafflesia International School, is the latest to join the growing number of international schools in Malaysia.
East Asia
26/08/2013

Two universities considered for applying USD5,000.00 tuition fees

Two high-quality universities: The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi and Vietnam-Germany University, may be...
East Asia
23/08/2013

An important step in China's higher engineering education

On 19 June, 2013, in South Korea, China became a new member of the "Washington Accord" in an effort to make the country...
East Asia
22/08/2013

Over 90 per cent of students in secondary vocational schools enjoy free education

According to the Ministry of Finance, the Chinese government has increased its investment in vocational education in...
East Asia
22/08/2013

China-foreign cooperation on education is not as popular as before

Quality of these education projects is very different and these projects need to be regulated.
East Asia
22/08/2013

Most Chinese students studying abroad return home despite difficulty in adapting to job market

The number of returnees was 272,900, occupying 70 per cent of students studying overseas.
East Asia
22/08/2013

Reform in CET-4 and CET-6 to be launched in December

The College English Test, better known as CET, is a national English as a foreign language test in China.
East Asia
21/08/2013

Related laws to be amended to facilitate the liberalisation of education services in ASEAN

The Ministry of Education will seek to amend related laws to facilitate the liberalisation of education services in...
East Asia
21/08/2013

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