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UAE universities set to welcome students for Spring semester

More students are looking to be back on campus by the middle of Spring semester as the novel coronavirus disease (Covid...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
25/01/2021

Delhi to reopen schools for class 10 and 12 students (India)

Closed since 19 March 2020 due to COVID 19, Delhi Schools have now reopened for classes 10 and 12 from 18 January 2021.
South Asia
India
20/01/2021

Top Indian Institutions to setup campuses in foreign countries

In line with the New Education Policy, Indian universities and colleges which are tagged as Institutions of Eminence (...
South Asia
India
12/01/2021

Malaysia reimposes Movement Control Order (MCO) for 2 weeks in several states to curb surge in Covid-19 cases; Malaysian King declares state-of-emergency till August to curb spread of Covid-19.

The Malaysian government announced a new Movement Control Order (MCO) from 13 to 26 January as a measure to control the...
East Asia
Malaysia
12/01/2021

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 12 January 2021

Advice for UK Education Institutions on Covid-19 impact in East Asia
East Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
12/01/2021

China issues new development plan to promote higher education collaboration across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau

In December 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Education and the government of Guangdong province released a ‘Development...
East Asia
China
11/01/2021

UK-EU deal: Reactions from the sector in Europe

Latest insights from the British Council’s local education teams in eight EU countries.
Europe
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain
11/01/2021

Several States in India have partially opened Schools

2021 started with few states in India reopening schools in a phased manner.
South Asia
India
08/01/2021

Fintech forecast to develop quickly in Vietnam

Vietnam saw strong fintech development in 2020, partly fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced people to shift to...
East Asia
Vietnam
08/01/2021

COVID-19 Set to digitise and disrupt the Gulf's US$67 billion education sector

The Gulf's US$67 billion education sector has been disrupted by COVID-19, forcing teachers to take classes online,...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
06/01/2021

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