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China’s Ministry of Education to cancel the ‘Certification for Returned Overseas Students’

China’s Ministry of Education has recently announced it will stop issuing the ‘Certification for Returned Overseas...
East Asia
China
18/09/2020

South Asia - Covid-19 update – 18 September 2020

Covid-19 related updates for key South Asia markets
South Asia
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
17/09/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 16 September 2020

Our weekly update from EU Europe on the impact of Covid-19 on education. This week: France, Germany and Ireland.
Europe
France, Germany
16/09/2020

UK's visa route for students opens 5 October

The Home Office announces the new student visa route that replaces Tier 4 - and will include EU students from 1 January...
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
15/09/2020

Saudi Arabia to lift all travel restrictions on citizens from 1 January 2021

Multiple media outlets report that authorities in Saudi Arabia will ease some restrictions for international flights,...
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
14/09/2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in the UAE

The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, which was established in 2009 to aid in the social,...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
14/09/2020

Malaysian government announces entry ban on 23 countries including the UK

The Malaysian government has announced an entry-ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid...
East Asia
Malaysia
14/09/2020

UKVI guidelines for UK HEIs recruiting Indian students affected by delayed final year college exams

A set of guidelines for UK HEIs recruiting Indian students to PG courses for Autumn 2020 in light of delayed final...
South Asia
India
11/09/2020

Two UAE private schools named among top 100 in the world in new rankings

Both follow the British curriculum
Middle East & Africa
UAE
10/09/2020

TNE joint institutes and programmes in China given permission to recruit additional students holding offers to universities overseas, without requiring Gaokao scores (Updates: Official announcement and list of participating institutions released)

The British Council has learned that the Chinese government has requested Sino-foreign joint institutes providing...
East Asia
China
09/09/2020

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