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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.

Pre-service Teacher Training Programme in India to become a Four-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme for School Teachers

As a progressive step to uplift the teacher education programme, the Ministry of Education, India notified a four-year...
South Asia
16/11/2021

Wider Europe - Covid-19 update - 15 November 2021

Update 15 Nov Turkey – Covid-19 daily cases decrease, schools and universities continue face-to-face teaching, Turkish...
Europe
15/11/2021

Opportunity for Malaysian healthcare professionals to gain work experience in the UK

Malaysia and United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support more Malaysian doctors and...
East Asia
15/11/2021

India's Central Board of Secondary Education announces new timelines and format for board exams from 2022

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India has announced a new assessment model for classes 10 and 12 board...
South Asia
02/11/2021

East Asia - Covid-19 update - 27 October 2021

Advice for UK Education Institutions on Covid-19 impact in East Asia

House of Lords key speaker with ProtectED; celebrating sector success in safety, security and wellbeing.

British Council is delighted to announce that Helen Clews, Senior Consultant (Visas & Immigration) Cultural...
United Kingdom
26/10/2021

Hong Kong set to welcome more overseas trained doctors to practice locally

Hong Kong goverment takes measure to curb projected shortfalls in doctor numbers. The new measures may provied an...
East Asia
26/10/2021

Coursera’s rise in 12 months shows dramatic growth in India’s online education market

Online learning platform Coursera reported 49 per cent growth in students in India over the past 12 months, showing the...
South Asia
08/10/2021

Jharkhand offers scholarships to its tribal students to study at UK and Ireland Universities

The state government launched Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme in December 2020 named after...
South Asia
01/10/2021

Malaysian students going abroad for studies will now be exempted from applying for MyTravelPass

The Malaysian government has announced that all Malaysian students with confirmed offers of acceptance are now exempted...
East Asia
30/09/2021

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