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Abu Dhabi approves plan for new public-private schools

New model for schools in the capital is is expected to contribute to "raising education capacity, with very reasonable...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
18/06/2018

UAE's education sector to grow to $7.1bn by 2023

According to new research, private school enrolment is expected to grow from 56 to 66 percent over the next five years...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
18/06/2018

Rumours of tightened US visa restrictions worry Chinese students

In late May 2018, media reports that the US would tighten restrictions on student visas issued to some Chinese students...
East Asia
China
07/06/2018

Indonesia – BUDI (Indonesian Lecturer’s Scholarship) Update

Budi or Beasiswa Unggulan Dosen Indonesia Dalam Negeri (Indonesian Lecturer’s Scholarship) is a Doctoral scholarship...
East Asia
Indonesia
06/06/2018

Renowned American business college to open in Dubai

Babson college, which celebrates 100 years next year, is expanding outside the United States for the first time and...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
04/06/2018

Bangladesh Primary Education Project: Teachers' training in English given top priority.

The Bangladesh government has taken up a massive primary education programme called “Fourth Primary Education...
South Asia
Bangladesh
04/06/2018

Grameenphone, British Council and Durbin Labs to develop learning app for Bangladesh secondary school students.

Michael Foley, CEO Grameenphone; Barbara Wickham, Director-Bangladesh British Council, and Reaz Monowar, Director...
South Asia
Bangladesh
04/06/2018

Zhejiang University Ningbo Institute of Technology becomes the first Chinese “independent college” to transform into a public university

In May 2018, Zhejiang University Ningbo Institute of Technology – an independent college of Zhejiang University –...
East Asia
China
31/05/2018

China’s Hainan province announces policies to expand international education cooperation

As part of a recently-launched “100-day campaign to attract businesses”, China’s Hainan province has announced seven...
East Asia
China
31/05/2018

Survey of businesses reveals the graduate skills in-demand in Japan

A recent Keidanren (Japanese Business Federation) survey has revealed the graduate skills that are in high demand from...
East Asia
Japan
30/05/2018

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