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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.

Malaysia: Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook

The science, technology and innovation (STI) sector is an economic sector the Malaysian government is keen to develop...
East Asia
15/09/2017

21 provincial universities selected for China’s “111 Project” for 2017

Recently, China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education officially announced...
East Asia
15/09/2017

Student population in Macau increasing at primary level; secondary still decreasing

While still small, over the last few years Macau has grown as a source market for student recruitment to the UK. This...
East Asia
15/09/2017

Korean University Evaluation Results (update I)

Joongang Daily newspaper, one of three major influential newspaper media in Korea, regularly publishes university...
East Asia
14/09/2017

German state of Baden-Württemberg introduces tuition fees for non-EU students

The German state of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 states, all of which have full autonomy over matters of education...
Europe
14/09/2017

Education Ministry's plan for structural change

Minister of Education Omar Razzaz on Monday held a lecture about the “reality of education” in Jordan, outlining the...
Middle East & Africa
13/09/2017

UAE to standardise national school system

Emirati School Model, launched in 2017, aims at unifying all Abu Dhabi’s education systems under one umbrella, the...
Middle East & Africa
12/09/2017

Independent experts announce top 49 universities in Vietnam

An independent group of six researchers who are working in Vietnam and other countries have announced a list of 49 top...
East Asia
12/09/2017

Malaysia: Interest in postgraduate studies growing

Recent data from the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education is reported to have seen a 14 per cent increase in the...
East Asia
11/09/2017

AI-related courses to be added in China’s education system, including primary and secondary schools

This July, China’s State Council issued the country’s “Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan”,...
East Asia
11/09/2017

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