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Generation UK scholars and interns welcomed to China

The second cohort of UK scholars and interns arriving in China on the British Council’s Generation UK programme was...
East Asia
China
13/10/2014

SPM forecast results can no longer be used for admission into pre-university programmes

The education ministry had issued a circular to higher education institutions at the end of September that SPM forecast...
East Asia
Malaysia
10/10/2014

Australian universities continue to acknowledge Chinese college entrance exam scores

Australian Minister for Education Christopher Pyne said during an interview at the Australian Embassy in Beijing that...
East Asia
China
10/10/2014

Chinese students welcome in France

France is expecting more Chinese students to study in universities in France. The number of Chinese students was 15,000...
East Asia
China
10/10/2014

New Joint Visa Application Centre opens in Astana

There was an announcement during the official opening ceremony of the Joint Visa Application Centre of Switzerland and...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
09/10/2014

Malaysia working in collaboration with Australia's Openlearning to offer online courses

Malaysia has targets to offer at least 15% of courses online by next year and increasing to 30% by 2020.
East Asia
Malaysia
09/10/2014

Singapore Law Minister warns of surge in lawyers

At a recent law conference, Singapore’s Law Minister K. Shanmugam highlighted that Singapore could soon have more...
East Asia
Singapore
08/10/2014

Hong Kong Electoral Reform – what are the potential implications?

In the last few days Hong Kong students have begun a widespread boycott of classes in protest against Beijing’s stance...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
29/09/2014

Korea has highest reliance on private education market

Korean parents are well known for their enthusiasm for their children’s education, which usually entails a heavy...
East Asia
South Korea
29/09/2014

College evaluations to focus on quality

- Ministry unveils criteria for assessment next year
East Asia
South Korea
29/09/2014

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