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Parents brace for fierce competition as 55,000 children will enter the race for gaining admission to Hong Kong’s secondary schools this year

Fierce competition is expected for Hong Kong’s secondary school places as 55,000 children have entered the race t
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
06/01/2020

Most Taiwanese pupils believe good foreign language skills will help them face future challenges brought by new technology, a local survey says.

An online survey conducted by a local educational organisation revealed that Taiwanese pupils aged 11-18 believe...
East Asia
Taiwan
06/01/2020

Report takes a look at Sino-foreign joint institutes' average Gaokao entry requirements

​​​​​​​A recent report on Sino-foreign joint institutes provides some interesting insight regarding these institutes'...
East Asia
China
03/01/2020

Chinese government reiterates plans to expand Chinese-curriculum international schools overseas

In a recent announcement, China's Ministry of Education has said that it will accelerate the process of building...
East Asia
China
03/01/2020

China's Hainan province moves forward on "International Education Island" plans

Hainan, an island province in south China, is continuing to develop its plans to introduce more education resources...
East Asia
China
27/12/2019

Growing interest in Japan for English language programmes aimed at senior learners

Agents in Japan are reporting growing interest in studying abroad among senior learners (those aged 50 and above). 
East Asia
Japan
24/12/2019

Chinese Ministry of Education holds major internal meeting on education internationalisation

China’s Ministry of Education has held a major internal meeting on education internationalisation policy from December...
East Asia
China
20/12/2019

Indonesia Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announces new integrated international Master’s and Doctoral Degree Scholarships

Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announced the “Integrated Master-Doctoral Program’ (IMD) on 18...
East Asia
Indonesia
20/12/2019

International Education Conference 2019

The British Council were proud to host their annual International Education Conference at Edinburgh International...
United Kingdom
UK
19/12/2019

British Council celebrates UK alumni in China

The British Council announced the recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2019-20 in China at an awarding ceremony in...
East Asia
China
10/12/2019

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