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Thousands eye VTC for places

More than 13,000 students who took the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination have applied for courses...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
19/07/2013

Vocational courses can be a quicker path to a job than a general degree

Many students pursue degrees that don't meet employers' needs when vocational training can be a much quicker path to a...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
19/07/2013

HK$1,000 10-year rent deal for US college

Singapore loses prestigious American business school campus to Hong Kong as government agrees to grant it 17,000 sq ft...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
19/07/2013

Educators call for more cheap degree places

Limited number of government-funded places means the door is closed to thousands who reach the minimum admission...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
19/07/2013

Middle schools and primary schools are banned from organising profitable overseas learning trips

Primary and middle schools in Beijing are banned from organizing overseas study tour for profit.
East Asia
China
19/07/2013

Tsinghua-MIT Global MBA programme launched at Tsinghua University

The programme will include bilingual MBA courses for Chinese and foreign students.
East Asia
China
19/07/2013

Eight universities in Hong Kong enrolled 1,590 high quality students from mainland China

Eight universities in Hong Kong enrolled 1,590 students from mainland China, the same amount as in 2012.
East Asia
China
19/07/2013

SEAMEO Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Organisation of Ibero American States for Education, Science and Culture

The emerging cooperation between the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation and the Organization of...
East Asia
Thailand
18/07/2013

Study tours banned in Shanxi after air crash

Schools in North China's Shanxi province have been banned from organizing overseas study tours for profit after a...
East Asia
China
18/07/2013

Nearly 100 presidents of universities in China and the US talk about internationalization of higher education

The annual conference for the "Sino-American 1+2+1 Dual Degree Program" was held at Guangzhou Ji'nan University...
East Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR
18/07/2013

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