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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.

China's higher education entrance rate exceeds 50 per cent for the first time, boosted by an increase in higher vocational diplomas

Chinese education statistics released in late May 2020 show that the country's higher education entrance rate reached...
East Asia
01/06/2020

MENA - Covid-19 update - 02 June 2020

Latest country updates across the MENA region.
Middle East & Africa
01/06/2020

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 29 May 2020

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

Malaysian Ministry for Higher Education announces all classes to be online till end of 2020

The Ministry for Higher Education in Malaysia announced on 27 May, that all teaching and learning programmes in...
East Asia
29/05/2020

Kerala stresses on online education mode in a post Covid-19 world

Policy draft regarding online instruction approved by KSHEC
South Asia
28/05/2020

CBSE and CISCE release date-sheets for pending board examinations

Examinations will be conducted between 1 and 15 July 2020
South Asia
28/05/2020

China's annual government work report sets out plans for the coming year

As part of China’s annual congress, the country's government has issued its 2020 Government Work Report which sets out...
East Asia
28/05/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 27 May 2020

A quick update of the impact of Covid-19 in Europe. This week: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Spain.
Europe
27/05/2020

IELTS test cancellation in June 2020 in Mainland China

Following directives of the Ministry of Education in combatting the spread of Covid-19, National Education Examinations...
East Asia
26/05/2020

UK to change immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens if China passes National Security Law

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised Hongkongers “one of the biggest changes in our visa system in British...
East Asia
25/05/2020

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