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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.

Belarus Medical University to open branch campus in Sri Lanka

The Grodno State Medical University of the Republic of Belarus has expressed interest in opening up a branch in Sri...
South Asia
27/04/2017

MoET Vietnam gives recognition to more foreign degrees

MOET reported the number of recognised foreign degrees have increased by 44 times over 8 years from 2008-2016,...
East Asia
26/04/2017

The importance of internship for Singapore students

With more and more students attaining a degree through Singapore’s public universities, private education institutions...
East Asia
17/04/2017

Malaysian government scholarships policy update

The release of the Malaysian SPM (O-levels equivalent) results in March 2017 has prompted an outcry from high...
East Asia
11/04/2017

Cabinet endorses reform of education and vocational training sector

The Council of Ministers on Sunday endorsed an executive plan and measures to reform education and vocational and...
Middle East & Africa
11/04/2017

Swansea University expresses interest in Lahore Knowledge Park

The objective of the Lahore Knowledge Park is to develop and create linkages and synergy between academia and the...
South Asia
11/04/2017

A new law might hinder the operation of foreign-linked universities in Hungary

A draft law introducing stricter regulations for foreign higher education institutions submitted to the Hungarian...
Europe
06/04/2017

Nigeria’s central bank takes steps to ease forex issues; boosting the naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, 27th March 2017, introduced new Forex rates for transactions such as...
Middle East & Africa
05/04/2017

National Institutional Ranking framework (NIRF) for Indian institutions 2017

The National Institutional Ranking framework (NIRF) has announced the ranking of Indian institutions on 3 April 2017.
South Asia
05/04/2017

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