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World Bank initiates project to accelerate higher education in Bangladesh

Project aims to establish a regional network of HEIs among other goals
South Asia
Bangladesh
27/09/2018

Re-launch of ‘1000 start-up’ project to support IT/BPO industry in Sri Lanka

The Export Development Board (EDB) announced the re-launch of the ‘1000 start-up’ initiative as an effort taken towards...
South Asia
Sri Lanka
26/09/2018

Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education announce over 2,162 overseas scholarships

UK scholarships remain stable, while US numbers have dropped
Middle East & Africa
Kuwait
25/09/2018

New boarding school in Japan provides boost for IB education

International Baccalaureate education in Japan has received a welcome boost with news that Hiroshima Prefecture will...
East Asia
Japan
25/09/2018

China pledges more scholarship support for African students, underlining its growing importance as a study destination

At the recent Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged to offer 50,000...
East Asia, Middle East & Africa
China, Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
18/09/2018

Sri Lankan government accepts proposals to increase education spending in 2020

The National Human Resources Development Council (NHRDC) has submitted a 12-point proposal to the Sri Lankan government...
South Asia
Sri Lanka
18/09/2018

ADB approves loan to foster Science and Technology in Sri Lanka’s higher education sector

The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $145 million in loans...
South Asia
Sri Lanka
12/09/2018

Bangladesh to receive $510m from World Bank to improve secondary education

Bangladesh has an impressive track record for growth and development, aspiring to be a middle-income country by its...
South Asia
Bangladesh
11/09/2018

The number of Bangladeshi students aspiring to foreign higher education is on the rise

Inadequate number of seats and quality of education in local Higher Education Institutions, political instability in...
South Asia
Bangladesh
11/09/2018

China’s new joint programme approvals show the Ministry of Education continues to strictly regulate transnational education

China’s Ministry of Education recently released a list of new Sino-foreign joint degree programmes approved in the...
East Asia
China
10/09/2018

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