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East Asia - Covid-19 update – 12 January 2021

Advice for UK Education Institutions on Covid-19 impact in East Asia
East Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
12/01/2021

China issues new development plan to promote higher education collaboration across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau

In December 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Education and the government of Guangdong province released a ‘Development...
East Asia
China
11/01/2021

UK-EU deal: Reactions from the sector in Europe

Latest insights from the British Council’s local education teams in eight EU countries.
Europe
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain
11/01/2021

Several States in India have partially opened Schools

2021 started with few states in India reopening schools in a phased manner.
South Asia
India
08/01/2021

Fintech forecast to develop quickly in Vietnam

Vietnam saw strong fintech development in 2020, partly fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced people to shift to...
East Asia
Vietnam
08/01/2021

COVID-19 Set to digitise and disrupt the Gulf's US$67 billion education sector

The Gulf's US$67 billion education sector has been disrupted by COVID-19, forcing teachers to take classes online,...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
06/01/2021

GCSEs and A-levels likely to be cancelled in UAE as UK warns of prolonged lockdown

Thousands pupils in the UAE could face school-assessed grades for a second year as school principals expect GCSE and A-...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
06/01/2021

Educational institutions to reopen in phases from Jan 18 in Pakistan

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to reopen educational institutions across the country in a phased...
South Asia
Pakistan
05/01/2021

CBSE Board Examinations to be held in India from May-June 2021

The Education Ministry has announced that CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) board examinations for class 10...
South Asia
India
04/01/2021

India and UK collaboration for mutual recognition of academic qualifications

India and the UK have recently agreed to set up a task force to work on mutual recognition of academic qualifications,...
South Asia
India
24/12/2020

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