News

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.

Indonesian Students Subject Choice

Students’ choice of study programs in higher education is very much influenced by the labour market, especially job...
East Asia
07/07/2015

Task Force submits Vocational Education report to Education Bureau

A task force has submitted its report to the Education Bureau regarding the promotion of vocational education in Hong...
East Asia
06/07/2015

Moratorium on medical courses to be extended

In May 2011, the government imposed a moratorium due to the drastic increase of medical graduates. According to Health...
East Asia
06/07/2015

Dedicated facilities for lifelong learning at Singapore’s universities

At a recent International Academic Advisory Panel chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, it was...
East Asia
29/06/2015

Growing rates of Chinese students returning after overseas studies

The Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE), a department under the Ministry of Education, recently...
East Asia
29/06/2015

Soaring international and private school fees may drive parents to opt for overseas study destination

Over half of the private schools and majority of international schools applied for fees increase from this September,...
East Asia
29/06/2015

University majors only for foreign students

The Ministry of Education is keen to develop a plan that could attract more foreign students to come and study in Korea...
East Asia
29/06/2015

Government quick wins, national education sector plan and introducing KG Plus 12

This academic year saw the formal introduction of kindergarten as part of basic education.
East Asia
24/06/2015

Increased numbers of grants and stipends were introduced at Basic Education Schools

With the opening of the new school year on 1st June, with the support from development partners in these areas, a large...
East Asia
24/06/2015

Burma’s National Education Law has been signed off by Parliament with 51 changes

It has been a busy month for the Myanmar Education Reform Process.
East Asia
24/06/2015

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