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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.

Indian Student Visa issue numbers go up by 6%

After 5 years of continuous dropping in Tier 4 visa numbers due to the closure of the post study work scheme, India has...
South Asia
07/12/2016

Government's quick data of Vietnamese students studying abroad

Vietnam had 130,000 students studying abroad with approximately 90 percent being self-funded in 2015, according to a...
East Asia
05/12/2016

New initiative to improve quality of Higher Education in India

The government of India in its continual effort to improve Higher Education in India has assigned NITI Ayog - N
South Asia
02/12/2016

Vietnam: Undergraduate study duration gets shortened

University curricula in Vietnam will be shortened by up to one year, according to a new framework of the country’s...
East Asia
02/12/2016

Opportunity for UK design students to work with local companies in Japan

On 11th November 2016, the British Council in Japan, Joyo Bank, a regional bank from Ibaraki Prefecture, and the City...
East Asia
30/11/2016

China continuously raises education spending, at the fourth consecutive year over 4 per cent of GDP

Ministry of Education, National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance recently released the statistical...
East Asia
30/11/2016

China vows to promote health as a priority in the school education system

Linked to the recently released “Healthy China 2030” blueprint, aimed at promoting people's health in the coming 15...
East Asia
30/11/2016

China will introduce unified National English Proficiency examinations by 2020

China’s Ministry of Education announced that it is drafting a national English proficiency testing and rating system,...
East Asia
29/11/2016

Amity University signs MoUs with Israeli Universities

Amity University has signed multiple MoUs with Israeli institutions during the recently concluded Israel-India Academic...
South Asia
28/11/2016

Australia and New Zealand gaining popularity among Indian students

Australia and New Zealand have been attracting Indian students with scholarships and niche courses in various subject...
South Asia
28/11/2016

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