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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.

China's Confucius Institutes undergo operational changes as China launches the new Centre for Language Education and Cooperation

China’s Ministry of Education launches the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC). The CLEC will replace...
East Asia
09/07/2020

Education Ministry in Pakistan earmarks September for reopening of education institutions

Government of Pakistan has decided to resume the education process in the country and reopen all the education...
South Asia
09/07/2020

AICTE revised academic calendar: PGDM and PGCM classes to commence from 15 July 2020

All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE has released it revised academic calendar for 2020-21 academic session.
South Asia
08/07/2020

Final year university examinations to be held in September 2020

On 6 July 2020, the University Grants Commissions (UGC) released revised guidelines on examinations and the academic...
South Asia
08/07/2020

Hong Kong students outperform their peers from around the world in IB 2020

This year's IB results show that Hong Kong students outperformed their peers from around the world by 6.41 points on...
East Asia
08/07/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 8 July 2020

A short update on the effect of Covid-19 on education in EU countries. This week: France, Germany, Italy and Romania.
Europe
08/07/2020

Europe - Covid-19 update - 1 July

A quick update on the impact of Covid-19 in Europe. This week: Germany, Greece, Ireland, Romania
Europe
01/07/2020

Update: British Council events and exhibitions

The health and safety of our clients, visitors, students, partners and staff remains our top priority. In March 2020...
All regions
30/06/2020

Applications to overseas universities from Hong Kong surge over autonomy fears

The passing of the new National Security Law, coupled with social unrest since the previous summer, appears to have ...
East Asia
30/06/2020

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