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UAE parents are the second highest education spenders globally

Dina Kanan, the British Council’s Study UK manager, said when parents plan their child’s higher education they should...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
19/10/2017

UAE launches National Strategy for Higher Education 2030‎

The Ministry of Education launched the National Strategy for Higher Education 2030 during the UAE Government Annual...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
19/10/2017

King's Business School signs agreement with New Giza University in Egypt

King’s College London is to work with the New Giza University (NGU), Egypt, to develop a new undergraduate business...
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
19/10/2017

New South African Higher Education and Training Minister

New Higher Education and Training Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize will have to move fast to get to grips with her new...
Middle East & Africa, United Kingdom
South Africa, UK
18/10/2017

Chinese university sets up first institute dedicated to international trade negotiations

Earlier this month, the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics established the SUIBE School of...
East Asia
China
17/10/2017

The UAE's most expensive school officially opens

Dr Abdulla Al Karam, director general of the KHDA and Philip Parham, British ambassador to the UAE, has been officially...
Middle East & Africa
UAE
16/10/2017

A closer look at the subjects covered by China’s World Class Disciplines project

Earlier this month, the Chinese Ministry of Education published a list of universities covered under China’s World...
East Asia
China
13/10/2017

An update on reforms to China's Gaokao university entrance examination

Earlier this year, 9.4 million Chinese students took part in the Gaokao exam, China's university entrance examination....
East Asia
China
12/10/2017

Four Malaysian universities have been banned by the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman

The Committee for the Recognition of Non-Omani Higher Education Institutions and the Equivalence of Educational...
Middle East & Africa
Oman
09/10/2017

Generic criteria for Qatari government lists 2017

Following a recent meeting with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar, SIEM team has compiled the...
Middle East & Africa
Qatar
08/10/2017

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