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Europe - Covid-19 update - 16 September 2020

Our weekly update from EU Europe on the impact of Covid-19 on education. This week: France, Germany and Ireland.
Europe
France, Germany
16/09/2020

UK's visa route for students opens 5 October

The Home Office announces the new student visa route that replaces Tier 4 - and will include EU students from 1 January...
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
15/09/2020

Saudi Arabia to lift all travel restrictions on citizens from 1 January 2021

Multiple media outlets report that authorities in Saudi Arabia will ease some restrictions for international flights,...
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
14/09/2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in the UAE

The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, which was established in 2009 to aid in the social,...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
14/09/2020

Malaysian government announces entry ban on 23 countries including the UK

The Malaysian government has announced an entry-ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid...
East Asia
Malaysia
14/09/2020

UKVI guidelines for UK HEIs recruiting Indian students affected by delayed final year college exams

A set of guidelines for UK HEIs recruiting Indian students to PG courses for Autumn 2020 in light of delayed final...
South Asia
India
11/09/2020

Two UAE private schools named among top 100 in the world in new rankings

Both follow the British curriculum
Middle East & Africa
UAE
10/09/2020

TNE joint institutes and programmes in China given permission to recruit additional students holding offers to universities overseas, without requiring Gaokao scores (Updates: Official announcement and list of participating institutions released)

The British Council has learned that the Chinese government has requested Sino-foreign joint institutes providing...
East Asia
China
09/09/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 9 September 2020

We continue our series of updates on the impact of Covid-19 on education in EU Europe. This week: France, Ireland and...
Europe
France, Romania
09/09/2020

Wider Europe - Covid-19 update - 7 September 2020

In order to keep the UK education sector updated on the market changes, priorities and give an overview of the...
Central Asia, Europe
Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan
08/09/2020

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