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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.

There are nearly 40,000 seats available for high school graduates from Kuwait

As part of a strategic plan and collaboration with various higher education institutions almost 40,000 seats are...
Middle East & Africa
13/05/2015

British Council offices in South Asia receive makeover in refurbishment projects: new venue hire options with enhanced features and facilities

British Council offices in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have recently undergone facelifts and have emerged...
South Asia
12/05/2015

Collaboration to build research capacity through postdoctoral mentoring

Monash University Malaysia, the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and the University of Southampton Malaysia...
East Asia
11/05/2015

Two new projects in Saigon Hi-Tech Park recently licensed

One of these two projects, according to the online Saigon Economics Times, called Saigon Silicon City to be built on an...
East Asia
11/05/2015

Two Iranian universities make it to top 100 New Universities list

Is Iran poised to be the next big thing? Decoding Iran’s HE landscape and opportunities in Higher Education.
South Asia
08/05/2015

Chinese graduate survey shows information security, architecture and primary education graduates have the highest job satisfaction

According to a survey of 268,000 recent graduates carried out by Chinese research firm MyCOS, graduates of information...
East Asia
08/05/2015

Fees increase at Singapore’s universities

All of Singapore’s universities, including the five public universities and Singapore’s only private university UniSIM...
East Asia
06/05/2015

JCU Singapore first to achieve EduTrust Star Award

JCU Singapore, a private education institution (PEI) that was set up by James Cook University (JCU), is the first PEI...
East Asia
06/05/2015

Increased local provision for Dentistry may impact demand for UK

The University of Hong Kong will increase places for dental students, potentially impacting prospects for recruiting...
East Asia
06/05/2015

Qatar's Supreme Education Council Scholarship list has been updated

The Supreme Education Council recently updated their scholarship list.
Middle East & Africa
05/05/2015

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