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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.

Chinese Ministry of Education holds major internal meeting on education internationalisation

China’s Ministry of Education has held a major internal meeting on education internationalisation policy from December...
East Asia
20/12/2019

Indonesia Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announces new integrated international Master’s and Doctoral Degree Scholarships

Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announced the “Integrated Master-Doctoral Program’ (IMD) on 18...
East Asia
20/12/2019

International Education Conference 2019

The British Council were proud to host their annual International Education Conference at Edinburgh International...
United Kingdom
19/12/2019

British Council celebrates UK alumni in China

The British Council announced the recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2019-20 in China at an awarding ceremony in...
East Asia
10/12/2019

Hong Kong government withdraws funding for medical school expansion plans

Earlier this year (2019), in response to the issue of shortage of medical professionals in Hong Kong, the Government...
East Asia
06/12/2019

Chinese Ministry of Education delegates more autonomy to 49 universities on external exchanges and outward visits

China's Ministry of Education has announced that it has delegated the right to approve overseas travel of university...
East Asia
02/12/2019

Introduction of four-skills English language tests for university entrance put on hold in Japan

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has postponed the planned introduction of...
East Asia
02/12/2019

Growing demand in Hong Kong for overseas study

Amid recent social unrest, we have seen increased interest in overseas education both first hand, from feedback from...
East Asia
26/11/2019

China's ministry of education announces new plan for lifelong learning to be delivered by higher vocational colleges

China's Ministry of Education has recently announced a new policy aiming to increase the amount of professional...
East Asia
22/11/2019
East Asia
14/11/2019

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