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.

University of Hong Kong raises admissions requirements

The University of Hong Kong has told HKDSE (Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education) graduates that they will need a...
East Asia
18/07/2012

British High Commission in Malaysia to relocate next year

The British High Commission in Malaysia will be relocated to a spanking new building, Menara Binjai in Kuala Lumpur
East Asia
18/07/2012

78 vocational schools awarded college status

Under the Education Ministry's vocational education transformation programme, 78 vocational schools are upgraded to...
East Asia
18/07/2012

A new report assessing the current internationalization efforts in the U.S. higher education system is released

A new report, Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2012 edition, assesses the current internationalization...
Americas
17/07/2012

Credit waiver for exchange students

The Ministry of Education has announced a new regulation where by exchange students can have the credits taken in...
East Asia
13/07/2012

Employment environment in second- and third-tier cities better than that in first-tier cities; it's obvious that college students are finding jobs in their hometowns

According to a survey from zhaopin.com, some second- and third-tier cities are more attractive for this year's college...
East Asia
11/07/2012

Work abounds for students majoring in environment

Environmental ecology undergraduate students had an employment rate as high as 94.3 per cent in 2011, marking the third...
East Asia
11/07/2012

Southern College accorded university status

The Higher Education Ministry has accorded university status to the Southern College in Johor.
East Asia
11/07/2012

Science and non-science research programmes to be given equal emphasis

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that public funding of science and non-science research...
East Asia
11/07/2012

Postponing graduation - record number of college students unwilling to graduate

According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Education, a record number of college students, over 54,000, are...
East Asia
11/07/2012

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