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The East Asia Round-up – a summary of recently announced opportunities and market news – 17 to 28 May 2021

The East Asia round-up presents a summary of recently announced opportunities and market news from across the region. It highlights opportunities to be part of the Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore Clearing Fair and Campaign options, China Study UK Workshops for student influencers, the Malaysian webinar brief on UEC qualifications, the Recruitment Reconnaissance webinars along with a summary of recent market news from China Indonesia, Malaysia and wider East Asia region.

 

Opportunity: Register now to confirm your participation in the Virtual Clearing Fair at Hong Kong & the Clearing Digital Campaign at Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore

Maximise recruitment conversions for September 2021 through the online Clearing Fair at Hong Kong and the Digital Clearing Campaign for Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, through a combination of online outreach and student engagement options. For details click here.

Opportunity: Speaking Opportunity at the British Council China Study UK agents and counsellors’ workshop

Register now to participate as a speaker at the China Study UK agents and counsellors’ workshops. These are designed to provide professional development training to Chinese student influencers and will be held at Shanghai and Beijing. For details on how to register click here.

Opportunity: Webinar Series – Education Futures: Recruitment Reconnaissance – what next for East Asia?

The ongoing Recruitment Reconnaissance webinar series has covered exclusive sessions with undergraduate students, post graduate students, counsellors and parents from the key markets of China, Malaysia and Singapore. Sessions with agents, alumni and media/PR professionals are scheduled between 1 to 15 June. Register now to attend at this link.

Opportunity: Invitation to attend webinar on, ‘The ins and outs of Malaysian UEC qualifications’, a session for UK higher education institutions.

Register now to attend a webinar briefing by the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) for an introduction to the structure of UEC qualifications. The session will facilitate a clearer understanding of UEC qualifications for improved recruitment of UEC students to UK institutions. Register now to attend through this  link.

Market news: The East Asia – Covid-19 update till 21 May 2021

Read a summary of major Covid-19 related headlines from across East Asian markets for details of how the on-going changes are impacting local policy, changes to local education sectors and travel advisories. To view details click here.

Market news: China education news summary till mid May 2021

For a summary of major education headlines from China about the education updates in the five-year plan, vocational education, higher education updates and more click here.

Market news: Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology partners with 12 UK institutions for the undergraduate student mobility scheme

The Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards 2021 (IISMA), is a pilot initiative catering to semesters abroad for undergraduate Indonesian students. Out of the 73 global partner institutions, 12 are from UK. For more details click here.

Market news: Malaysian students travelling overseas for international study are now required to apply for a travel pass

New international Malaysian students accepted at overseas institutions now need to apply for a travel pass to be able to travel to their campuses outside of Malaysia. Similarly, existing international students wanting to return to overseas campuses are required to show their student cards/supporting documents at immigration counters when exiting the country. For more details click here.