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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.

Pakistan Government announces to open all Educational Institutes from 15 September

The Government of Pakistan has announced that all educational institutions in Pakistan will open from 15 September in a...
South Asia
08/09/2020

Exceptional travel permits to allow Saudi students who are on scholarship schemes to travel from Saudi Arabia to the destination country

In order to facilitate the travel of scholarship students and their companions to all countries of scholarship, the...
Middle East & Africa
08/09/2020

MENA – Covid-19 update – 7 September

Hope you are keeping safe. The new academic school year in most of the MENA countries has begun.
Middle East & Africa
07/09/2020

First independently-run foreign university to open campus in Hainan, China

In August, the Hainan provincial government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Bielefeld University of...
East Asia
07/09/2020

HKDSE 2021: Written tests to be postponed to 23 April and oral tests to be cancelled

Hong Kong government has announced a decision to postpone next year’s Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)...
East Asia
02/09/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 2 September 2020

As schools return, we update on the impact of Covid-19 in EU countries. This week: France, Germany, Greece, Italy and...
Europe
02/09/2020

UK Tier 4 Q2 immigration stats show massive decline worldwide whilst majority of visa applications centres were closed

The UK’s latest quarterly immigration stats show a massive decline in Tier 4 visa issuance worldwide, with only 549...
All regions
31/08/2020

East Asia - Covid-19 update – 28 August 2020

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

India's Supreme Court rules final year college exams compulsory for students to be conferred degrees

In response to petitions to cancel final year college exams in India, the court has ruled that examinations will be...
South Asia
28/08/2020
Middle East & Africa
26/08/2020

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