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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.

Third medical school in Singapore

Set up by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Imperial College London
East Asia
04/07/2013

Vietnam restricts new universities in Hanoi and HCMC

The Prime Minister’s Decision number 37/2013/QD-TTg dated 26 June 2013 prohibits the establishment of new higher and...
East Asia
04/07/2013

Survey reveals principals' concerns over new senior secondary curriculum

Most believe it does not bring an enjoyable learning experience for pupils, survey shows.
East Asia
03/07/2013

Summer study tours abroad 'need right values'

Overseas study tours are on the rise, but some put five-star luxury before cultural and academic enrichment.
East Asia
03/07/2013

International education expo offers more choices

Educational organisations from South Africa, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic will join Hong Kong's International...
East Asia
03/07/2013

Thai university to blanket the campus with wi-fi network

Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand has last week signed an agreement with the country’s leading operators to cover...
East Asia
03/07/2013

Australia gives Department of Education Php 8.4 billion project grant

The Australian government is granting the Philippines Php8.4 billion for a national program to address basic education...
East Asia
03/07/2013

US supports teacher training for K to 12 implementation

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) recently trained 20 chief trainers of the Department of Education (...
East Asia
03/07/2013

Admission scores for postgraduate programs in 2013

Nearly 1.76 million people signed up for the graduate school entrance exams in 2013, up by 104,000 from 1.66 million in...
East Asia
03/07/2013

Some young Chinese students encounter trouble in schools abroad

There are 23,000 Chinese students in private senior high schools in the US. The number was only 65 in 2005 and 4,503 in...
East Asia
03/07/2013

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