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Online Degree Courses to get recognition in India

HRD ministry has issued a directive to UGC to offer recognition to fully online degree courses
South Asia
India
30/06/2017

Engineering students in India explore beyond classroom study

Engineering and allied subjects is one of the most popular streams chosen by Indian students, whether in India or at a...
South Asia
India
27/06/2017

Recent study in India shows large spends on education by families in India

Families in South India spent 43% of their annual household income on education shows a study titled 'Household...
South Asia
India
27/06/2017

New 11 point agenda to improve India’s higher education system; touches upon foreign collaboration

Earlier this month the Indian HRD ministry announced the replacement of UGC and AICTE with a new singular regulatory...
South Asia
India
27/06/2017

List of approved UK institutions on the Bolashak Scholarship for 2017

The Bolashak Programme (the Bolashak International Scholarship) is a scholarship which is awarded to high-performing...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
27/06/2017

The next phase of Taiwan’s higher education development objectives are disclosed, with teaching a central focus for 2018 to 2022

NT60 billion (£1.55bn) will be invested in supporting universities in the development of their teaching and...
East Asia
Taiwan
26/06/2017

Japanese school pupils and teachers’ English ability still below national target but saw overall increase

Results from a recent Japanese government survey indicate that, while Japanese school pupils and teachers’ English...
East Asia
Japan
23/06/2017

South African ELT recovery underway

Enrolment in South African English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes has begun to recover from a drastic decline in...
Middle East & Africa, United Kingdom
South Africa, UK
22/06/2017

British Council Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Education sign TRANSFORM agreement

The British Council in Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education
South Asia
Sri Lanka
19/06/2017

Malaysia: Update your scholarship listing!

We are currently updating our scholarship and bursaries document hosted on the British Council Malaysia website. UK...
East Asia
Malaysia
16/06/2017

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