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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.

China sets out goals to enhance basic research at universities

In July 2018, China's Ministry of Education issued a notice related to the "Everest Plan" for fundamental research at...
East Asia
28/08/2018

17 new international schools to open in UAE

According to latest research, UAE leads all countries in the Middle East in the number of international schools,...
Middle East & Africa
27/08/2018

South Korea's budget to be focused on job creation and boosting innovative growth

South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that next year's budget spending will be focused on creating jobs...
East Asia
24/08/2018

Veterinary school in Hong Kong receives Government funding

City University will receive up to HK$32 million (US$4.08 million) in public funding each year to launch a six-year...
East Asia
23/08/2018

Government report shows increasing competition for domestic postgraduate study in China

China Education Information Online, a web portal under the Ministry of Education, has recently produced a report...
East Asia
17/08/2018

Demand for computer science graduates growing in Japan

With the advent of the Internet of Things, AI, Cloud Computing, and Big Data demand for computer science graduates has...
East Asia
17/08/2018

Bangladesh’s economy in a stable condition – but what does the future hold?

Amid a seemingly stable political atmosphere throughout the year, the key economic indicators did well in 2017.
South Asia
16/08/2018

Sri Lanka: New Education Standard Act to be introduced

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that a new Education Standard Act comprising of all the changes that should...
South Asia
13/08/2018

$100 MN World Bank Aid to modernise Sri Lanka’s education system

World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and Ministry Secretary for Finance and Mass Media from Sri...
South Asia
13/08/2018

Pakistan to focus on building strong academic and research alliances in higher education

Capacity building and developing centres of excellence in advanced technologies have been rated as priorities by the...
South Asia
10/08/2018

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