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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.

UK visa statistics show more sponsored study visas issued in 2021 than ever before, despite the pandemic – but trends vary greatly from country to country.

The UK’s latest set of visa issuance statistics – published on February 24th – includes figures for the final quarter...
All regions
28/02/2022

Indian government to develop a roadmap for Indian Higher Education Institutions to set up foreign campuses

The Ministry of Education has constituted a 16-member committee to formulate a blueprint to allow Indian universities...
South Asia
22/02/2022

New round of China’s World Class Universities and Disciplines (“dual first class”) initiative launched in February 2022

In mid-February, China’s Ministry of Education announced the second phase of the country’s World Class Universities and...
East Asia
18/02/2022

New Covid guidelines for international passengers arriving in India

The Government of India has released new guidelines for incoming international passengers on 14 February 2022.  From...
South Asia
17/02/2022

Malaysian students at institutes of higher learning to return to campus on 1 March

The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education has announced that students enrolled at higher education institutions will...
East Asia
10/02/2022

Malaysian National Recovery Council recommends re-opening borders to quarantine free travel by March 2022

The Malaysian National Recovery Council (NRC) has recommended to the government that international borders should be...
East Asia
10/02/2022

Indian Edtech Sector formulates self-regulatory code of conduct to improve transparency and governance

India’s rapidly growing EdTech sector recently took a step towards self-regulation.  Leading Indian EdTech firms with...
South Asia
02/02/2022

All Indian Higher Education Institutions asked to adopt Academic Bank of Credits Framework

Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) framework, proposed in the National Education Policy 2020 was introduced in July 2021. ...
South Asia
01/02/2022

Singapore universities may increase places if Covid-19 disruptions continue to impact study plans

The Singapore Ministry of Education announced that they will continue to make more spots available for students whose...
East Asia
21/01/2022

China’s Ministry of Education announces plan to advance higher education in central and western China

During a press conference on 27 December the Ministry of Education (MoE) outlined new actions to promote higher...
East Asia
19/01/2022

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