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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.

Sultan Qaboos University tourism students to receive training in Germany

A press release said that four male students and two female students majoring in hospitality management will receive...
Middle East & Africa
17/06/2013

Plan to groom 1,200 engineers

Authorities overseeing the development of the Oman National Railway Project plan to recruit and train as many as 1,200...
Middle East & Africa
17/06/2013

Universities to run joint course in media and politics

Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) and Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) yesterday announced a new joint...
Middle East & Africa
17/06/2013

Ashghal plans to build 69 schools and kindergartens

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will construct 69 new schools and kindergartens. Five of these schools will be...
Middle East & Africa
17/06/2013

NACAC Commission wants strict paid-agent and incentive-based recruitment policies

The National Association for College Admission Counseling’s (NACAC) Commission on International Student Recruitment has...
Americas
17/06/2013

Peking University ranks fifth in QS university rankings: Asia 2013

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British company that specialises in education and study abroad, has unveiled its latest QS...
East Asia
14/06/2013

Vietnam further cooperation with Europe in field study

Vietnam plays a crucial role in science research activities at home as well as in other Asian countries. Therefore...
East Asia
14/06/2013

Building Asian platform for student mobility

The student mobility programme will be piloted with selected universities and courses from the beginning of the 2013...
East Asia
13/06/2013

Malaysia to achieve developed nation status ahead of schedule

Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that Malaysia recorded a 5.6 per cent growth last year and is set...
East Asia
13/06/2013

Five universities in Malaysia emerged top 100 of 2013 QS University Rankings: Asia

Malaysia’s five oldest universities emerged in the top 100 of the 2013 QS University Rankings: Asia for the second...
East Asia
13/06/2013

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