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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.

German state of Baden-Württemberg introduces tuition fees for non-EU students

The German state of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 states, all of which have full autonomy over matters of education...
Europe
14/09/2017

Education Ministry's plan for structural change

Minister of Education Omar Razzaz on Monday held a lecture about the “reality of education” in Jordan, outlining the...
Middle East & Africa
13/09/2017

UAE to standardise national school system

Emirati School Model, launched in 2017, aims at unifying all Abu Dhabi’s education systems under one umbrella, the...
Middle East & Africa
12/09/2017

Independent experts announce top 49 universities in Vietnam

An independent group of six researchers who are working in Vietnam and other countries have announced a list of 49 top...
East Asia
12/09/2017

Malaysia: Interest in postgraduate studies growing

Recent data from the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education is reported to have seen a 14 per cent increase in the...
East Asia
11/09/2017

AI-related courses to be added in China’s education system, including primary and secondary schools

This July, China’s State Council issued the country’s “Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan”,...
East Asia
11/09/2017

Malaysia’s first and only design thinking university established

The Malaysian government upgraded its first ‘design-thinking’ school to a university college early this month, aiming...
East Asia
30/08/2017

Research Centre on high-tech education to be built at Saigon Hi-Tech Park

Saigon Hi-Tech Park granted an investment license to Ho Chi Minh City Open University to build a research centre...
East Asia
28/08/2017

Vietnam: IT still leads in recruitment demand

According to a recent report on ‘Recruitment Demand and Labour Supply in Vietnam in the first half of 2017’ released by...
East Asia
28/08/2017

Children of Jordanian women to be granted new higher education rights

Children of Jordanian women and foreign fathers are expected to receive new “privileges” related to higher education...
Middle East & Africa
27/08/2017

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