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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.

China announces shift to three-child policy

​​​​​​​On 31 May, China announced that married couples are permitted to have up to three children, a policy shift to...
East Asia
10/06/2021

Seven universities in Gujarat accorded Centre of Excellence status by the government

Gujarat state government has conferred Centre of Excellence (CoE) status to seven education institutes, including six...
South Asia
04/06/2021

Market news: Record high of 15 Malaysian universities qualified for THE Asia Rankings 2021

A record high of 15 Malaysian universities have qualified for the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings...
East Asia
03/06/2021

States in India fast track vaccination programmes for students going abroad

Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana follow footsteps of Maharashtra by allowing priority vaccination to students planning...
South Asia
02/06/2021

The two national level school assessment boards cancels Class 12 examinations

The government of India after a high-level review on 2 June 2021 has announced cancellation of Central Board of...
South Asia
02/06/2021

The Digital University Africa

The Digital University Africa – building knowledge and collaborations between our higher education communities in...
Middle East & Africa
01/06/2021

Vietnam National Government Scholarship aims at 7,600 PhD and Master lecturers by 2030

The Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam is implementing Programme 89 to improve the capacity of lecturers and...
East Asia
31/05/2021

Covid-19 update – MENA – 31 May

Hope you are keeping safe.
Middle East & Africa
31/05/2021

Government of Pakistan to launch the first phase of Uniform National Curriculum

The first phase of Uniform National Curriculum, which will cover the primary classes from 1 to 5, will be launched from...
South Asia
31/05/2021

Government of Pakistan announced plan to resume examinations from June 2021

It was decided by Inter-Provincial Education Ministers’ Conference (IPEMC) that secondary (matriculation) and higher...
South Asia
31/05/2021

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