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Chinese and Singaporean universities boost cooperation

Singapore Management University (SMU), one of six colleges in the city-state, signed 13 agreements on academic...
East Asia
China
05/06/2013

The tyranny of Predicted Grades

This column in the South China morning post raises pertinent questions on the practice of offering conditional offers...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

ESF fees could rise 20pc as subsidy phases out

Cost for new students likely to increase sharply from 2016 as the government's HK$284 million subsidy is phased out,...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

Discovery College bows to fee push

Discovery College cuts proposed tuition increase by about 2 percentage points but parents say they are paying for...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

Free kindergarten education will boost the whole of society

Sue Grieshaber says to prepare for the launch of free kindergarten education, we must learn from international studies...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

Stop gap plan for North District school places

The government expects that 200 children living in the North District but allocated to schools in Tai Po will join a...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

Principals brace for school place chaos

School principals in North District are bracing for chaotic scenes on Saturday, when the Education Bureau announces the...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/06/2013

Tackling a serious shortage of lecturers with PhDs

Vietnam is facing a shortage of highly qualified academics in its universities and colleges as a result of the over-...
East Asia
Vietnam
03/06/2013

Kuwait approves 4500 scholarships for citizens

Ministry of Higher Education has approved 4,500 scholarships for different majors for Kuwaitis for 2013-14 in more than...
Middle East & Africa
Kuwait
31/05/2013

Labour market needs 151,000 Qatar graduates

Qatar University will be able to meet only nine percent of the national requirement, given the current number of...
Middle East & Africa
Qatar
31/05/2013

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