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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.

College Entrance Exam Results Released

Students across South Korea received the results of their college entrance exam on December 12.
East Asia
12/12/2018

Proposed changes to corporate hiring schedules raise concerns in Japan

Universities and government officials in Japan have raised concerns over proposed changes to traditional corporate...
East Asia
07/12/2018

Hong Kong signs an MoU on establishing a research institution affiliated with Mainland China’s top scientific research organisation

In early November this year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Professor...
East Asia
30/11/2018

New report on international schools in China shows that domestic private schools account for a large majority of recent growth

According to Chinese analysis firm TopSchool for the country's international school market, China currently has 1,028...
East Asia
29/11/2018

HKU tweak admissions criteria for HKDSE students

Starting from the 2019–20 academic year, local secondary graduates who achieve Level 5 or above in the Hong Kong...
East Asia
29/11/2018

Misleading information on Chinese social media regarding UK universities no longer receiving Chinese students

Recent WeChat articles by education agents in China have gone viral on the Chinese social media platform WeChat,...
East Asia
22/11/2018

Malaysia: Fourth Australian University to establish base in Malaysia

An Australian university has recently announced that they are setting up a base in Malaysia, making them the fourth...
East Asia
22/11/2018

Chinese government issues new policy on pre-school education, tightens regulations on private investment

In November 2018, China's State Council and the Communist Party Central Committee issued a document titled "Several...
East Asia
16/11/2018

The University of Edinburgh wins the Education Institutional Partnership of the Year Award at the British Business Awards in China

The University of Edinburgh’s Joint Institute with Zhejiang University won the Education Institutional Partnership of...
East Asia
16/11/2018

China's new-format university entrance exam roll-out faces delays

Over the last few years, different provinces across China have been switching to a more flexible format for the gaokao...
East Asia
14/11/2018

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