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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.

UK-EU deal: Reactions from the sector in Europe

Latest insights from the British Council’s local education teams in eight EU countries.

Several States in India have partially opened Schools

2021 started with few states in India reopening schools in a phased manner.
South Asia
08/01/2021

Fintech forecast to develop quickly in Vietnam

Vietnam saw strong fintech development in 2020, partly fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced people to shift to...
East Asia
08/01/2021

COVID-19 Set to digitise and disrupt the Gulf's US$67 billion education sector

The Gulf's US$67 billion education sector has been disrupted by COVID-19, forcing teachers to take classes online,...
Middle East & Africa
06/01/2021

GCSEs and A-levels likely to be cancelled in UAE as UK warns of prolonged lockdown

Thousands pupils in the UAE could face school-assessed grades for a second year as school principals expect GCSE and A-...
Middle East & Africa
06/01/2021

Educational institutions to reopen in phases from Jan 18 in Pakistan

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to reopen educational institutions across the country in a phased...
South Asia
05/01/2021

CBSE Board Examinations to be held in India from May-June 2021

The Education Ministry has announced that CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) board examinations for class 10...
South Asia
04/01/2021

India and UK collaboration for mutual recognition of academic qualifications

India and the UK have recently agreed to set up a task force to work on mutual recognition of academic qualifications,...
South Asia
24/12/2020

Chinese statistics show a 6.3 per cent increase in outbound students in 2019

Data released by China's Ministry of Education shows that a total of 703,500 students left Mainland China to study...
East Asia
23/12/2020
South Asia
22/12/2020

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