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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.

Chinese return from overseas study hungry for work

A new report on Chinese overseas returnees in 2013 showed that graduates with a master's degree represent the largest...
East Asia
01/04/2014

South Korean college students spend more time studying English than they do studying for their majors, a state-run research body said Sunday

South Korean college students spend more time studying English than they do studying for their majors, a state-run...
East Asia
31/03/2014
Americas, United Kingdom
28/03/2014

Algerians to study in UK

Over the next five years, up to 500 Algerian PhD students are to study in the UK on scholarships fully funded by the...
Middle East & Africa
28/03/2014
Middle East & Africa
26/03/2014

More Libyan students expected to study in Malaysia

Malaysia’s reputation as a progressive Islamic country has attracted Muslim students to further their studies.
East Asia
26/03/2014

Ministry of Education unifies academic calendar

Ten extra schooling days have been added to the academic year 2014- 2015, the academic calendar approved by the...
Middle East & Africa
26/03/2014

Gaokao reform to boost vocational education talent

China will combine the current vocational education system with academic higher education and establish different...
East Asia
25/03/2014

Vietnam sprinting for another 20,000 PhDs by 2020 – opportunities and challenges

Vietnam government continues its efforts to implement the higher education reform with the project of training 20,000...
East Asia
25/03/2014

Four joint university programmes penalized for over-enrolment

Chinese Ministry of Education announced that 83 percent of total 346 joint institutions and programmes were qualified...
East Asia
25/03/2014

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