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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 parents are keen to send their children abroad for PG studies: report by HSBC

HSBC has recently conducted a survey that reports 88% of Indian parents are keen to send their children for...
South Asia
31/07/2015

David Cameron becomes the first British Prime Minister to visit Vietnam

“I am excited to be visiting Vietnam. I am the first British Prime Minister to do so.
East Asia
31/07/2015

David Cameron makes official visit to Singapore

David Cameron paid an official visit to Singapore as part of a number of visits within South-east Asia, of which the...
East Asia
31/07/2015

China releases statistical report on national educational development in 2014

China Ministry of Education has recently issued its annual Statistical Report on National Educational Development for...
East Asia
31/07/2015

Shortage of Engineers in Indonesia

To build infrastructure across the archipelago, Indonesia requires an additional 125,000 engineers, according to a...
East Asia
30/07/2015

No new “international classes” in public senior high schools in China’s major cities

The Municipal Education Commissions in Shanghai and Guangzhou announced earlier in 2015 that they were no longer...
East Asia
30/07/2015

Updates on online education providers in China

1. US MOOC website Coursera has reported that China has become its second largest market after the US; 2. From...
East Asia
27/07/2015

70% increase in Ministry of Higher Education Kuwait Scholarships to UK

The Ministry of Higher Education Kuwait have released the scholarships result for 2015-16 academic year, and the number...
Middle East & Africa
27/07/2015

Successful Chinese parents favour UK boarding schools

The "2015 White Paper on China Overseas Study" was recently published by Vision Overseas, a subsidiary of New Oriental...
East Asia
21/07/2015

Travelling to Nepal? Good news! The FCO no longer advise against all but essential travel to the whole of Nepal - SIEM Nepal events to continue as planned

The FCO have updated their travel advice for Nepal on 3 July to reflect the current situation in the country.
South Asia
21/07/2015

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