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Fellowships launched under the PAK UK Education Gateway, National Academy for Higher Education (Pakistan) and Advance HE (UK)

PAK UK Education Gateway is a partnership between the British Council and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of...
South Asia
Pakistan
11/06/2021

Pakistani universities feature in the top-ranking universities globally

Ten public and private sector universities from Pakistan feature in the QS World University Rankings 2021-2022.
South Asia
Pakistan
11/06/2021

China announces shift to three-child policy

​​​​​​​On 31 May, China announced that married couples are permitted to have up to three children, a policy shift to...
East Asia
China
10/06/2021

Seven universities in Gujarat accorded Centre of Excellence status by the government

Gujarat state government has conferred Centre of Excellence (CoE) status to seven education institutes, including six...
South Asia
India
04/06/2021

Market news: Record high of 15 Malaysian universities qualified for THE Asia Rankings 2021

A record high of 15 Malaysian universities have qualified for the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings...
East Asia
Malaysia
03/06/2021

States in India fast track vaccination programmes for students going abroad

Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana follow footsteps of Maharashtra by allowing priority vaccination to students planning...
South Asia
India
02/06/2021

The two national level school assessment boards cancels Class 12 examinations

The government of India after a high-level review on 2 June 2021 has announced cancellation of Central Board of...
South Asia
India
02/06/2021

The Digital University Africa

The Digital University Africa – building knowledge and collaborations between our higher education communities in...
Middle East & Africa
Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria
01/06/2021

Vietnam National Government Scholarship aims at 7,600 PhD and Master lecturers by 2030

The Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam is implementing Programme 89 to improve the capacity of lecturers and...
East Asia
Vietnam
31/05/2021

Covid-19 update – MENA – 31 May

Hope you are keeping safe.
Middle East & Africa
Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
31/05/2021

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