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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.

Queen’s University Belfast awarded the Education Institutional Partnership of the Year Award at the British Business Awards in China

Queen’s University Belfast have been announced as winners of the Institutional Partnership of the Year at the British...
East Asia
30/10/2020

The Malaysian government announces that students can travel abroad to begin or resume their studies

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Malaysian students will be able to travel overseas to begin or resume their studies by providing a letter of proof for...
East Asia
28/10/2020

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 23 October 2020

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Advice for UK Education Institutions on Covid-19 impact in East Asia 

China’s top leader stresses development of education, culture, health, sports sectors in the 14th Five-Year Plan

China is currently preparing a draft of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP), which will set out China’s national...
East Asia
23/10/2020

Ministry of Education to accelerate postgraduate education reform and encourage further development of professional postgraduate degree programmes

China’s Ministry of Education issued the Guideline on Accelerating the Reform and Development of Postgraduate Education...
East Asia
23/10/2020

Covid-19 update – MENA – 19 October

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Hope you are keeping safe. Kindly see below the latest edition of country updates across the MENA on latest news...
Middle East & Africa
19/10/2020

Vietnam issues guidance about online and blended TNE programmes

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The Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam has just issued a new Circular about setting up online and blended...
East Asia
19/10/2020

Qatar's Education ministry’s strategic plan for 2018-2022 outlined

The Ministry of Education’s strategy covers a number of axes (enrolment; achievement and implementation; manpower;...
Middle East & Africa
18/10/2020

China sets out new policy guidelines for the innovative development of medical education

China’s General Office of the State Council has issued a guideline to promote innovation in medical education. The main...
East Asia
16/10/2020

China’s Ministry of Education announces comprehensive reform plan for the Open University of China

China’s Ministry of Education has announced a reform plan for the country’s distance learning universities. The plan...
East Asia
16/10/2020

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