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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.

Islamic studies to be made compulsory in IPTS

Private universities in Malaysia has voiced their concern over the announcement made by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri...
East Asia
23/07/2013

Government lowers targets to slow HE student growth

The rapidly increasing number of Vietnamese students going to study abroad year on year was blamed for the weaknesses...
East Asia
23/07/2013

Graduate unemployment and ‘over-education’ rising

Vietnam has been facing a twin problem of increasing unemployment among young people and a phenomenon of ‘over-...
East Asia
22/07/2013

2013 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination Results Released

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) has releases the results of the 2013 Hong Kong Diploma of...
East Asia
19/07/2013

Thousands eye VTC for places

More than 13,000 students who took the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination have applied for courses...
East Asia
19/07/2013

Vocational courses can be a quicker path to a job than a general degree

Many students pursue degrees that don't meet employers' needs when vocational training can be a much quicker path to a...
East Asia
19/07/2013

HK$1,000 10-year rent deal for US college

Singapore loses prestigious American business school campus to Hong Kong as government agrees to grant it 17,000 sq ft...
East Asia
19/07/2013

Educators call for more cheap degree places

Limited number of government-funded places means the door is closed to thousands who reach the minimum admission...
East Asia
19/07/2013

Middle schools and primary schools are banned from organising profitable overseas learning trips

Primary and middle schools in Beijing are banned from organizing overseas study tour for profit.
East Asia
19/07/2013

Tsinghua-MIT Global MBA programme launched at Tsinghua University

The programme will include bilingual MBA courses for Chinese and foreign students.
East Asia
19/07/2013

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