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2011 Plan ignites innovation among universities

From 14 March to 24th March, the two ministries sent four teams of experts to inspect universities nationwide. Peking...
East Asia
China
12/04/2013

Undergraduates should be taught entrepreneurship

Universities should teach undergraduates how to start up companies, the prime minister’s enterprise advisor has said.
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
12/04/2013

Number of Chinese applying for post-graduate programme in the US falls 5 per cent

The fall is a sharp reversal from the average 20 per cent annual growth in applicants from China over the previous...
East Asia
China
11/04/2013

TB test required for Vietnamese students before visa application

From 30 June 2013, Vietnamese students who want to study in the UK for more than six months will have to test negative...
East Asia
Vietnam
10/04/2013

TESDA, the Philippine government agency overseeing TVET, endorses ladderized interface between TVET and higher education

A legislation that will enable a formulation of a unified qualification framework leading to ladderised education is...
East Asia
Philippines
10/04/2013

Masdar Institute’s Ph.D. programme receives accreditation from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

The PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering aims to maintain breadth, while emphasizing the necessary depth to produce...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
10/04/2013

Eleven new technical colleges set to open this year

The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation has awarded contracts to set up 11 new technical colleges in...
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
10/04/2013

Major decline in illiteracy rate

The National Statistics Centre recently released a study indicating great improvement in the educational standards of...
Middle East & Africa
Oman
10/04/2013

Increasing number of English taught degree programmes at local universities

As part of local universities’ efforts to internationalise its campus, many are devoted to increasing its provision of...
East Asia
Taiwan
09/04/2013

Chinese sixth form students turn their backs on UK over visa curbs

British private schools and colleges warned of a sharp drop in admissions of Chinese sixth form students as new...
East Asia
China
09/04/2013

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