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Chinese statistics show outbound student numbers increased by 11.7 per cent in 2017, reaching 608,400

According to an official announcement by China's Ministry of Education, the country's number of outbound international...
East Asia
China
02/04/2018

Chinese universities launch alliance for the development of programmes in foreign languages and literature

Earlier in March 2018, a group of 153 Chinese universities specialising in foreign languages and literature launched...
East Asia
China
30/03/2018

China's Ministry of Science and Technology sets AI research as a major priority for the coming years and stresses commercialisation of new technology

China's Minister of Science and Technology Wen Gang has stated that research into artificial intelligence is an...
East Asia
China
16/03/2018

China to increase efforts to expand pre-school education

Chinese officials have announced plans to quicken the pace of expanding both public and private kindergarten educations...
East Asia
China
15/03/2018

Chinese government restructuring increases the role of Ministry of Science and Technology

One of the changes announced at China’s National People’s Congress in early March has been a restructuring of many of...
East Asia
China
15/03/2018

Sri Lanka: New Minister of Higher Education and Highways appointed

A cabinet re-shuffle was recently conducted at the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat appointing 9 new ministerial...
South Asia
Sri Lanka
14/03/2018

ProtectED –UK higher education accreditation scheme for student safety, security & wellbeing

A new accreditation scheme launched by the University of Salford will make it easier for prospective students and their...
United Kingdom
UK
06/03/2018

HKDSE Graduate statistics for 2018

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) have announced that 59,000 candidates will sit the Hong...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
02/03/2018

Chinese statistics show rapid increase in postgraduate student numbers and strong growth in research funding

Figures from China's latest Statistical Communique, issued on the 28th of February, show that the country is investing...
East Asia
China
02/03/2018

Chinese Minister of Education reiterates support for key universities in Central and Western regions

At a recent conference on the subject of higher education in less-developed regions of China, Minister of Education...
East Asia
China
02/03/2018

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