News

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.

Goal of 4 per cent of education expenditures reached

China's education expenditures in 2012 were about RMB 2.2 trillion
East Asia
12/12/2012

Ten 211 universities to acknowledge each other's credits

Ten 211 universities in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui will engage in in-depth cooperation on teaching,...
East Asia
12/12/2012

Excessive marketisation of universities needs to be changed

Teachers are more interested in the market than teaching or scientific research.
East Asia
12/12/2012

Three presidents of MoE Universities post open to public selection

The three universities include: Beijing University of Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine...
East Asia
11/12/2012

Nearly 10 per cent of Beijing students in key schools give up college entrance exam

Outstanding students giving up the college entrance exam has become a trend.
East Asia
11/12/2012

Increasing competition amongst overseas education applications

Foreign countries have issued lots of favourable policies to attract Chinese students.
East Asia
11/12/2012

70 per cent of enterprises will not recruit returned Chinese as a priority

The HR or managers of more than 70 per cent of enterprises say they will not recruit returned Chinese as a priority
East Asia
11/12/2012

China and Australia to expand exchanges of students and academics

In line with what Australian policymakers are now calling the “Asian Century”, China has become Australia's chief...
East Asia
11/12/2012

Sichuan first to carry out free secondary vocational education

About one million secondary vocational school students have benefitted from this new policy
East Asia
11/12/2012

Philippines leads pack in promoting female academics

The Philippines along with Thailand are bright spots in Asia with 45 per cent of women researchers according to a...
East Asia
07/12/2012

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