News

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.

Timetable for the introduction of pre-entry TB screening in India for UK visas of longer than six months

The UK Border Agency announced the roll out plan and arrangements for pre-entry TB screening in India.
South Asia
09/08/2012

Private-funded education likely to benefit

Ministry of Education to clean up discriminatory policies related to private-funded education.
East Asia
08/08/2012

No recruitment priority to Chinese overseas returnees

Survey shows more than 70 per cent of Chinese enterprises won't give recruitment priority to Chinese overseas returnees
East Asia
08/08/2012

Wuhan invested RMB 5 billion in shortfalls of basic education

Wuhan invested RMB 5 billion in "five major projects" to offset shortfalls in basic education, including the...
East Asia
08/08/2012

Our Shared Past: Grant winners announced

The British Council and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) announced the five winners of an ambitious grants...
Americas
08/08/2012

Nobel master founded XLAB launched in China

On the afternoon of 1 August, German-based Georg-August-Universitt Gottingen officially announced the establishment of...
East Asia
07/08/2012

Korea becomes hot summer-school destination

Many Korean universities running summer schools have signed up more than 1,000 students each this year.
East Asia
06/08/2012

Prestigious schools have plans in China

Two prestigious international schools, Harrow School in London and the Juilliard School in New York, have plans to open...
East Asia
06/08/2012

Number of international schools in Malaysia set to exceed target by 2020

The Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said that to date we have 70 international schools in operation...
East Asia
06/08/2012

New incentive scheme to boost research

The Brunei government has introduced a new incentive scheme to boost research activities and develop Research ane...
East Asia
06/08/2012

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