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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.

90,000 Malaysian students studying abroad

In a recent speech by the Prime Minister, it is said that while Malaysia is a host to 135,000 international students...
East Asia
03/09/2015

Executive education programme on business innovation launched in Kuwait today

Cambridge Business School in collaboration with Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) announced today...
Middle East & Africa
02/09/2015

International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves $116.6m for Ghana

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board Tuesday approved the disbursement of $116.6 million to Ghana.
Middle East & Africa
02/09/2015

Vietnam halts New Model University Project

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently issued a decision by which Vietnam will halt setting up new universities in...
East Asia
01/09/2015

Qatar HE Minister hints at policy changes

Qatar' s Minister for Higher Education has indicated that the country may review its policies on private higher...
Middle East & Africa
01/09/2015

Singapore Institute of Technology expands

The government announced plans for Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to have a centralised campus and to grow the...
East Asia
31/08/2015

Jeju Provincial government putting effort in English education and looking for partnerships with HE institutions abroad

As the first free international city of Korea, Jeju is putting institutional effort to encourage the city's English...
East Asia
31/08/2015

Japanese national universities under pressure to restructure Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences departments

Japanese national universities are under pressure to undertake major restructuring of their Arts, Humanities and Social...
East Asia
28/08/2015

Professional master's degrees increasingly popular in China

Professional master’s degree programmes, such as MBA and MPA degrees, are becoming increasingly popular in China....
East Asia
28/08/2015

Bahrain, UK sign accords for higher education

In a great vote of confidence to the British Accreditation Council (BAC), Bahrain's Higher Education Council (HEC)...
Middle East & Africa
27/08/2015

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