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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.

Tier 4 student visa statistics show continued strong growth in non-EU students, especially from China and India

Student visa data released in late November 2018 by the Home Office shows another year of strong growth, with Tier 4...
All regions
19/12/2018

Coventry University signs an agreement to deliver TNE programmes in Egypt at the International Branch Campus (IBC)

Coventry University has signed an agreement with the Egyptian education institution "El Sewedy Education" to...
Middle East & Africa
18/12/2018

China establishes joint coordination body to implement new vocational education reform plans

Last month (November 2018), China's State Council announced the formation of a new body to coordinate reforms to the...
East Asia
14/12/2018

College Entrance Exam Results Released

Students across South Korea received the results of their college entrance exam on December 12.
East Asia
12/12/2018

Proposed changes to corporate hiring schedules raise concerns in Japan

Universities and government officials in Japan have raised concerns over proposed changes to traditional corporate...
East Asia
07/12/2018

Hong Kong signs an MoU on establishing a research institution affiliated with Mainland China’s top scientific research organisation

In early November this year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Professor...
East Asia
30/11/2018

New report on international schools in China shows that domestic private schools account for a large majority of recent growth

According to Chinese analysis firm TopSchool for the country's international school market, China currently has 1,028...
East Asia
29/11/2018

HKU tweak admissions criteria for HKDSE students

Starting from the 2019–20 academic year, local secondary graduates who achieve Level 5 or above in the Hong Kong...
East Asia
29/11/2018

Misleading information on Chinese social media regarding UK universities no longer receiving Chinese students

Recent WeChat articles by education agents in China have gone viral on the Chinese social media platform WeChat,...
East Asia
22/11/2018

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