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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.

Spanish Government Education spending priorities

The number 1 priority is clearly Vocation Education, with €230,5m of the €385m allocated to this effect.
Europe
14/12/2016

UK and China agree on long-term ambitions for education collaboration during Education Secretary’s first overseas trip

UK Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, today (6 December) agreed a joint ‘Action Plan’ on...
East Asia
13/12/2016

Vietnam’s economic growth 2016: Hanoi to hit six-year high

Unlike most of the world, Vietnam's economy has been growing at a fast pace and is expected to keep expanding by 6.5-7...
East Asia
09/12/2016

Number of Japanese students achieving IB diploma on the increase

According to statistics published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan...
East Asia
09/12/2016

Schools aim at fostering global mindset

Having more foreign students and sending more Korean students overseas will not be enough for local universities to...
East Asia
08/12/2016

Indian Student Visa issue numbers go up by 6%

After 5 years of continuous dropping in Tier 4 visa numbers due to the closure of the post study work scheme, India has...
South Asia
07/12/2016

Government's quick data of Vietnamese students studying abroad

Vietnam had 130,000 students studying abroad with approximately 90 percent being self-funded in 2015, according to a...
East Asia
05/12/2016

New initiative to improve quality of Higher Education in India

The government of India in its continual effort to improve Higher Education in India has assigned NITI Ayog - N
South Asia
02/12/2016

Vietnam: Undergraduate study duration gets shortened

University curricula in Vietnam will be shortened by up to one year, according to a new framework of the country’s...
East Asia
02/12/2016

Opportunity for UK design students to work with local companies in Japan

On 11th November 2016, the British Council in Japan, Joyo Bank, a regional bank from Ibaraki Prefecture, and the City...
East Asia
30/11/2016

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