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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.

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 26 June 2020

Advice for UK Education Institutions on Covid-19 impact in East Asia

South Asia - Covid-19 update – 26 June 2020

Quick update on some key markets in South Asia on their Covid19 response
South Asia
25/06/2020

University examinations might get cancelled in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

The University Grants Commission (UGC) formed two expert committees to recommend a new academic calendar and scope of...
South Asia
25/06/2020

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and ICSE cancel examinations

Following students and parents appeals to the supreme court to cancel pending examinations, CSBE and ICSE have...
South Asia
25/06/2020

Government of Pakistan to ponder reopening educational institutions across the country

The federal government of Pakistan is considering the possibility of reopening schools across Pakistan under Standard...
South Asia
25/06/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 24 June 2020

A quick update on the impact of Covid-19 in Europe. This week: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, France, Romania and Spain.

Wider Europe - Covid-19 update - 23 June 2020

The International Education Services team in Wider Europe (Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and Uzbekistan) would like to...
Central Asia, Europe
23/06/2020

Chinese Ministry of Education issues new policy on education internationalisation

China’s Ministry of Education, along with seven other government departments, has recently released new guidelines on...
East Asia
22/06/2020

Government grants for university professors in Spain

The programme to support university professors who are working on a research programme and wish/need to travel to...
Europe
22/06/2020

Four new schools to open in Dubai in 2020-21 academic year

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority, KHDA, announced that four new schools are set to open in Dubai...
Middle East & Africa
22/06/2020

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