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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.

Prez for proper policy for private sector role in higher education

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged in a candid speech that the quality of higher education in India leaves much...
South Asia
01/03/2013

211 foreign students in Mumbai University

The number of foreign students in Mumbai University has crossed 200 this year, the highest in the past five years.
South Asia
01/03/2013

Returning overseas students on the rise

More than 272,000 people returned last year, 86,700 more than in 2011, a 46 per cent increase
East Asia
01/03/2013

Language Fund poised for $5 billion boost

A HK$5 billion injection into the language-teaching fund is expected when Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah...
East Asia
28/02/2013

Cambridge links educators in Vietnam and Spain

The Vietnamese government is interested in taking a similar approach in its state schools, with the aim of developing...
East Asia
27/02/2013

New UK visa centre opens in Ho Chi Minh City

A new UK visa application centre opened on February 21in Vietnam
East Asia
27/02/2013
Americas
27/02/2013

Returnees discover fulfillment

Governments in rural areas are harvesting the experience of overseas returnees to boost grassroots development.
East Asia
22/02/2013

US relaxes visa policies for Chinese applicants

The new policy, which will go into effect on 16 March, offers greater convenience for applicants scheduling visa...
East Asia
22/02/2013

Over SAR 3 billion investment to upgrade universities in Saudi Arabia

It funds developments in several universities in the Kingdom.
Middle East & Africa
22/02/2013

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