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List of approved UK institutions on the Bolashak Scholarship for 2017

The Bolashak Programme (the Bolashak International Scholarship) is a scholarship which is awarded to high-performing...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
27/06/2017

The next phase of Taiwan’s higher education development objectives are disclosed, with teaching a central focus for 2018 to 2022

NT60 billion (£1.55bn) will be invested in supporting universities in the development of their teaching and...
East Asia
Taiwan
26/06/2017

Japanese school pupils and teachers’ English ability still below national target but saw overall increase

Results from a recent Japanese government survey indicate that, while Japanese school pupils and teachers’ English...
East Asia
Japan
23/06/2017

South African ELT recovery underway

Enrolment in South African English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes has begun to recover from a drastic decline in...
Middle East & Africa, United Kingdom
South Africa, UK
22/06/2017

British Council Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Education sign TRANSFORM agreement

The British Council in Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education
South Asia
Sri Lanka
19/06/2017

Malaysia: Update your scholarship listing!

We are currently updating our scholarship and bursaries document hosted on the British Council Malaysia website. UK...
East Asia
Malaysia
16/06/2017

Report on human capital skill gaps in Penang - implications for graduate employability

A recent report by the Penang Institute, a public policy think-tank highlighted some of the skill gaps in the workforce...
East Asia
Malaysia
15/06/2017

Recent legislation on recognition of regulated professions in Spain

Following long standing claims in Spain, a most expected regulatory framework has just been passed addressing some of...
Europe
Spain
14/06/2017

Sri Lankan Government to improve standards in medical education

The Sri Lankan government has renewed its commitment towards strengthening free education that is based on quality...
South Asia
Sri Lanka
09/06/2017

China sets out policies to popularise high school education nationwide by 2020

China’s Ministry of Education (MoE) jointly released a “Plan for Popularization of High School Education (2017-2020)",...
East Asia
China
07/06/2017

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