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Moratorium for new medical courses to be extended

The Health Ministry had asked the Education Ministry to extend the moratorium for new medical courses for another 5...
East Asia
Malaysia
12/04/2016

An accreditation council for public, private universities of Bangladesh

A cabinet meeting chaired by the honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the draft rules of Accreditation...
South Asia
Bangladesh
12/04/2016

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams begins in Bangladesh

Over 1.2 million  students are appearing for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams this year in...
South Asia
Bangladesh
12/04/2016

Philippines surpasses neighbour countries

With a 6-percent GDP growth in 2016 and 2017, the Philippines is expected to outperform its neighbours, according to...
East Asia
Philippines
12/04/2016

Ministry of Research, Technology and HE has almost doubled research funding

Research funding allocation for the Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education (Ristek Dikti) has almost...
East Asia
Indonesia
11/04/2016

Six Pakistani institutions ranked by QS as world's top 800 universities

Six Pakistan higher education institutions were ranked among the world's top 800 universities by
South Asia
Pakistan
11/04/2016

Launch of Indonesia Science Fund – funded by the LPDP for 5 years with the aim of supporting fundamental and developmental research, joint call with the MRC in the pipeline

Under the umbrella of the Indonesian Science Academy (AIPI) and with funding from the LPDP of up to USD 3 billion per...
East Asia
Indonesia
08/04/2016

Newton Fund ‘re-launched’ in Indonesia under a new name

At the request of Ristek Dikti, the Newton Fund was ‘re-launched’ on 23rd March by the Ristek Dikti Minister, Mhd Nasir...
East Asia
Indonesia
07/04/2016

Latest JASSO statistics show further growth in the number of Japanese short-term students in the UK

Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO), a Japanese public agency, published in March 2016 their latest statistics...
East Asia
Japan
07/04/2016

Pakistan’s Fiza Farhan appointed member of UN’s first-ever panel on women empowerment

Fiza Farhan made Pakistan proud by being elected as a member of the High-Level Panel of the UN Secretary-General; a...
South Asia
Pakistan
05/04/2016

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