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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 in the ascendancy as new visa settings play out in Australia's international education market

Chinese students have embraced the new streamlined visa processing system for higher education, claiming an even more...
East Asia
23/05/2013

Merging of Education and Higher Education Ministries

This is to help smoothen the implementation of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025.
East Asia
22/05/2013

Jaber Al-Ahmed University will start operating in September 2013

The university will be the second public university in the state of Kuwait and will include colleges of Engineering,...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Kuwaiti panel develops youth care strategy

Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah said yesterday the high consultative committee of the...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Nigeria signs MOU with Wayne State University

The Nigerian government has signed a memorandum of understanding that will expose Nigerian students studying...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Dubai’s private schools sector grows by 8.7 per cent

Enrolment figures in Dubai’s private schools sector continue to show strong growth, the Knowledge and Human Development...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Qatar National Research Fund awards $121m in research funding

Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) announced research grants worth $121m for 137 projects under its flagship programme...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Ministry of Manpower signs agreements worth RO2.6 million to train 841 Omani youths

H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah al Bakri, the Minister of Manpower has signed 15 agreements for training...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

University moves to Dh200m campus and opens schools

The India-based university, which has eight campuses around the world, has also announced plans to accommodate younger...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Qatar to have six new independent schools in 2013

The schools will be located in the following areas: Al Duhail, New Rayyan, Abu Sidra (which will have two schools),...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

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