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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.

Results of class 12 students will be available by 31 July using alternate assessment criteria, India

Earlier in June, the government of India announced cancellation of class 12 exams by two national school assessment...
South Asia
25/06/2021

Innovation for African Universities Programme

As part of its evolving global Higher Education programme, the British Council in Sub Saharan Africa designed the...
Middle East & Africa
25/06/2021

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 25 June 2021

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

Higher education in Egypt: 2014 vs 2021

Higher education in Egypt: 2014 vs 2021
Middle East & Africa
23/06/2021

China issues revised regulations on private education sector

China’s State Council has recently issued revised Implementation Regulations for the Promotion Law on Private Education...
East Asia
22/06/2021

EU students qualified at UK universities

Please write to all your last year Spanish students to inform them that they should get their degree certificates...
Europe
21/06/2021

Exploring links between India’s NEP and the UK’s International Education policy at the British Council’s Going Global 2021 conference

A discussion that sets out India's higher education ambitions to a global audience - opportunities, challenges,...
South Asia
19/06/2021

Hong Kong lowers the age limit for receiving BioNTech vaccines from 16 to 12

Hong Kong government officials decided to expand the vaccination programme to young pupils aged between 12-15 from 11...
East Asia
16/06/2021

Wider Europe - Covid-19 update - 15 June 2021

In order to keep the UK education sector updated on the market changes, priorities and give an overview of the...
Central Asia, Europe
15/06/2021

Three Indian higher education institutions in top 200 of QS World Rankings 2022

Three educational institutions in India have kept up their steady performance and featured again in the top 200 ranking...
South Asia
13/06/2021

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