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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.

Focus on education, agriculture and sports by the Australian High commissioner to India

The Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu’s recent visit to North India has created a positive steer of...
South Asia
29/07/2016

Indian institutions can tie up with foreign schools for UG courses

The government of India will now allow Indian institutions to tie up with foreign institutions for degree programmes...
South Asia
29/07/2016

China sets out goals for reforms to Ministerial Universities during the 13th Five Year Plan period

The Ministry of Education published a guiding opinion on education and teaching reform for higher education...
East Asia
29/07/2016

Chinese Ministry of Education relaxes requirements on returning graduates’ proof of overseas study

China's Ministry of Education (MoE) has reformed its requirements for verifying overseas degrees. This reform reduces...
East Asia
29/07/2016

Two Pakistani universities make it to Times Higher Education Rankings for 2016

Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (QAU) and National University of Science and Technology (NUST) ranked under the Times...
South Asia
25/07/2016

Malaysian Education Ministry seeks to open more international schools

The Malaysian Education Ministry has recently announced that they are open to more international schools being set up...
East Asia
21/07/2016

Vietnam: Higher Demand for Qualified Tourism Human Resources as a Result of the Sector’s Growth

According the Vietnam’s General Statistics Office, international arrivals to the country reached more than 4.7 million...
East Asia
21/07/2016

16,500 students have been admitted to Makerere University on the private sponsorship scheme

"At least 16,500 students have been admitted to Makerere University on the private sponsorship scheme, according to a...
Middle East & Africa
20/07/2016

English to become a 'second language' in universities

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has directed universities to make English the second language on...
East Asia
18/07/2016

Higher Education Commission to launch new website to promote international scholarships in Pakistan

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan will launch a new website, as a one-stop portal to promote...
South Asia
18/07/2016

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