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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.

UK visa statistics show strong growth in the second quarter of 2022, especially in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

The most recent UK student visa data, covering the second quarter of 2022 from April to June, was released on August...
All regions
26/08/2022

Update on Indian government plans to support the establishment of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses overseas

Seven countries including the UK identified as prospective locations for offshore campuses of the Indian Institute of...
South Asia
24/08/2022

Changes to UK visa services will make travel and residence more convenient for international students

The UK government have announced several changes to student visas and residence for international students. These...
East Asia
15/08/2022

International visitors to Malaysia no longer required to fill in Traveller’s Card on MySejahtera

The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced that travellers entering Malaysia will no longer be required to fill in the...
East Asia
01/08/2022

China’s Ministry of Education extends measures allowing domestic TNE partnerships to recruit students who had planned to study abroad

On 28 July 2022, China's Ministry of Education released an announcement extending arrangements which allow universities...
East Asia
29/07/2022

Newly branded Study UK website

We are pleased to announce that the British Council has launched the newly branded Study UK website on 20 July with a...
All regions
28/07/2022

India announces rankings of local higher education institutions in the National Institute Ranking Framework India Ranking 2022

The seventh edition of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework was released on 15 July 2022. Indian...
South Asia
25/07/2022

Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Qualifications signed between India and UK

The UK and India have signed a landmark agreement to officially recognise each other’s higher education qualifications...
South Asia
21/07/2022

HKDSE Results 2022 – numbers of DSE candidates hit record low by 34 % since 2012

This year 47,891 candidates took the local university entrance exam - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)...
East Asia
20/07/2022

UCAS statistics show growth in non-EU undergraduate applications, but continued decline in the EU

Statistics recently released by UCAS show an increase in the total number of international applicants for UK...
All regions
15/07/2022

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