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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.

More health education needed for UAE schools

Health education programmes should be increased by 50 per cent in UAE schools to improve health and hygiene standards,...
Middle East & Africa
20/05/2013

Name change of "Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture"

The Ministry of Education approved the change of the Chinese name of "Beijing University of Civil Engineering and...
East Asia
20/05/2013

Changes open door for international education cooperation

The president or principal administrator appointed by Chinese-foreign cooperatively run schools will no longer require...
East Asia
20/05/2013

Use of mother tongue in basic education enacted into law

Along with the signing of the K to 12 Programme into law is the use of mother tongue as medium of instruction in basic...
East Asia
20/05/2013

Zhejiang University and Imperial College London establish Union College

Zhejiang University and Imperial College London signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish Zhejiang University...
East Asia
20/05/2013

Where Philippine HEIs rank globally and in-country according to QS Rankings

This article provides an analysis into the performance of the Philippines HEIs in terms of ranking done by...
East Asia
20/05/2013

University of Melbourne partners with University of the Philippines for education reform

The partnership will support the implementation of the Philippines Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten to 12...
East Asia
15/05/2013

K to 12 programme signed into law

The newly signed law will restructure basic education in the country by requiring Filipino students to undergo one year...
East Asia
15/05/2013

USD400 million to enhance Vietnam's competiveness and education

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) and the World Bank (WB) on Tuesday 14 May in Ha Noi signed three credit agreements,...
East Asia
15/05/2013

New Master of Public Policy and Management at Universiti Brunei Darussalam

The 18-month programme will require students to spend 12 months in UBD and the third semester in one of the partner...
East Asia
15/05/2013

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