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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.

Universities race to hire instructors with PhDs

Universities in Vietnam are racing to recruit permanent lecturers with doctorates to avoid an enrolment ban by the...
East Asia
14/05/2014

EMGS recorded highest new applications for international student visas in Feb 2014

In Feb 2014 the Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) recorded the highest new applications for international...
East Asia
14/05/2014

Heriot-Watt becomes latest university to offer PhD programme in Dubai

Heriot-Watt University is the latest institution to offer PhDs in the emirate, filling a gap in the country’s ambition...
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

Abu Dhabi University 3rd Annual Research Conference discusses 69 research papers

More than 75 researchers and faculty members at Abu Dhabi University have presented 69 new research findings yesterday...
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

College shuts down after hosting illegal and unlicensed courses

Canada International College in Dubai was shut down earlier this month after hosting unauthorised courses by an...
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

Bachelor of Science and Executive MBA Programs announced at Synergy University Dubai

Synergy University Dubai Campus proudly announced the launch of two new programs for the September 2014 semester.
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

Scholars call for laws to protect Arabic

During the third International Conference for the Arabic Language, the Arab scholars and educators said Laws and...
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

UAE to get university ranking system

Many students in the UAE often say "I don’t know which university to go" due to the lack of a university ranking system...
Middle East & Africa
12/05/2014

Controversial U-Net test

The National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS) board last week cancelled a pilot English language test...
East Asia
09/05/2014

Factors Driving MBA Tuition Fee Hikes at Business Schools

Recent statistical data has indicated significant rises in tuition fees at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business,...
East Asia
08/05/2014

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