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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.

China’s latest reforms set to improve access to education and increase provincial powers

China’s State Council has passed a number of draft laws at a meeting on deepening education reform. The objectives of...
East Asia
19/01/2015

Non-EU students up 3 per cent in UK Higher Education Providers

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) released today the figures for higher education student enrolments and...
United Kingdom
16/01/2015

UK qualifications in Spain

Some tips for UK HE institutions looking for partner agreements in Spain (or in the process of entering into agreements...
Europe
15/01/2015

MEXT in Japan launches study abroad scholarships for senior high school students

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (MEXT) has started accepting applications...
East Asia
15/01/2015

Nigeria NUC connects 27 Universities to an online research portal

Nigeria's National Universities Commission's Nigeria Research Network NgRen (http://ngren.edu.ng/) which was set up six...
Middle East & Africa
14/01/2015

The UAE needs to focus on core school subjects

The UAE Ministry of Higher Education announced that the number of Emirati students in higher education abroad has...
Middle East & Africa
14/01/2015

UKVI expanded the priority visa service for Tier 4 applicants (students) in China

UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has announced that the priority visa application service will be expanded to Tier 4...
East Asia
14/01/2015

Increasing need for engineers in Indonesia

The Indonesian government has begun to prioritise infrastructure projects to be implemented this year in order to...
East Asia
14/01/2015

Indonesia Government Links with Private Sector for Research

The overall research budget in Indonesia is only 0.09 percent of Indonesia’s GDP. Indonesia’s research budget is low in...
East Asia
14/01/2015

British Council China Education Update - Jan 2015

For your easy reference, please find below a selection of key highlights on China’s education sector from the previous...
East Asia
13/01/2015

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