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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.

Tsinghua-Peking University gap in admission line is 10 points

The admission line of Peking University for the subjects literature and history is 654 points, 10 points lower than...
East Asia
11/07/2013

Zhuangyuans of 16 provinces enrolled by HKU

A total of 12,513 students in mainland China applied to the University of Hong Kong in 2013.
East Asia
11/07/2013

Songdo seeks to become global education hub

The Incheon Free Economic Zone has invested in attracting global educational institutes, in the belief that it is...
East Asia
08/07/2013

International Education Expos in summer are not as popular as before

A lot of overseas education agencies have established VIP departments to provide high-end services to meet market...
East Asia
05/07/2013

Vietnam debuts digital textbooks on tablet; Microsoft introduces Office 365 for Education

With the introduction of first set of digitalized textbooks for grades 1 through to 12 on a tablet, Vietnamese students...
East Asia
05/07/2013

Central Vietnam province to spend $8.4 mln on English teaching

English 2020 Project is part of the Government’s initiative to raise the English level of Vietnamese students to...
East Asia
05/07/2013

Third medical school in Singapore

Set up by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Imperial College London
East Asia
04/07/2013

Vietnam restricts new universities in Hanoi and HCMC

The Prime Minister’s Decision number 37/2013/QD-TTg dated 26 June 2013 prohibits the establishment of new higher and...
East Asia
04/07/2013

Survey reveals principals' concerns over new senior secondary curriculum

Most believe it does not bring an enjoyable learning experience for pupils, survey shows.
East Asia
03/07/2013

Summer study tours abroad 'need right values'

Overseas study tours are on the rise, but some put five-star luxury before cultural and academic enrichment.
East Asia
03/07/2013

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