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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.

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

Five Bruneians for France Total scholarship

Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B V is sending its first batch of five Bruneian scholars to study petroleum-related...
East Asia
03/08/2012

Malaysia steps up effort to meet growing demand for health science professionals

According to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, there is a shortage of 1.2 million healthcare...
East Asia
03/08/2012

New Diploma in Pharmaceutical Services

Wasan Vocational School to offer Diploma in Pharmaceutical Services programme to accommodate increasing demand for...
East Asia
02/08/2012

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