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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.

Emirati graduates can now apply for scholarship under Mohamed Bin Zayed grant

Emirati graduates from Zayed University can now apply for a new scholarship under Mohamed Bin Zayed grant.
Middle East & Africa
21/09/2020

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 21 September 2020

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

Covid-19 update – MENA – 21 September

Latest country updates from across the region.
Middle East & Africa
20/09/2020

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
18/09/2020

South Asia - Covid-19 update – 18 September 2020

Covid-19 related updates for key South Asia markets
South Asia
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
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...

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
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
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
14/09/2020

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