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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.

Market of overseas study tours need to be regulated

The number of students taking part in overseas study tours is about 200,000 to 300,000 annually. About 80 per cent are...
East Asia
20/08/2013

9 Taiwan HEIs in top 500 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013

Local practitioners pointed out that the performance in the Science Citation Index played a key role in the ranking.
East Asia
20/08/2013

UK still calling as students hedge bets on admissions

Britain is still a preferred destination for higher studies, going by the 7,000 students and parents who turned out for...
East Asia
19/08/2013

Narrowing English divide

Education authorities such as the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) have been working to narrow the so-...
East Asia
19/08/2013

Over 20 senior high schools to establish a league to provide open classes online

C20 MOOC League (Senior High) was established in the East China Normal University.
East Asia
15/08/2013
East Asia
15/08/2013

New York University Shanghai opens

It opened to 295 students from 34 countries.
East Asia
15/08/2013

MOF and MOE issue circular on management measures for scholarships for postgraduates

Starting in the autumn semester of 2014, scholarships for postgraduates will be RMB10,000 annually for each student...
East Asia
15/08/2013

Ministry of Education expands overseas recruitment

A recent ‘Study in Taiwan’ exhibition in Malaysia saw 82 exhibiting Taiwanese HEIs and over 15,000 Malaysian students,...
East Asia
14/08/2013

Lanao lawmaker wants Moro history taught in schools

A lawmaker from Lanao del Sur is proposing the teaching of Moro history and culture in all school levels in the country...
East Asia
12/08/2013

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