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Tribute for Scottish national poet Robert Burns in Pakistan highlights Scotland-Pakistan partnership in education

A charity dinner was hosted by the British High Commissioner in Islamabad to pay tribute to Scotland’s national poet...
South Asia
Pakistan
15/02/2016

Proud moment for Pakistan - Three Pakistanis nominated for Global Teacher Prize 2016

Three Pakistani teachers have made the top 50 shortlisted nominations for the second annual Global Teacher Prize 2016.
South Asia
Pakistan
08/02/2016

Brunei government to curb on spending due to weak oil prices

According to reports, global weak oil prices have severely affected Brunei’s economy and the government’s capacity to...
East Asia
Brunei
05/02/2016

Local university admission scores – relevant for UK universities in setting competitive entry requirements

Previous research by the British Council suggests that many students in Hong Kong regard studying locally as their...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
04/02/2016

Standard Chartered Bank: Vietnam forecast to be the second fastest-growing economy in Asia in 2016

According to Standard Chartered’s Global Research report released in Ho Chi Minh City on January 27, Vietnam would...
East Asia
Vietnam
03/02/2016

Government of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) signs agreement with the British Council for improvement in education sector

The government of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has signed an agreement with the British Council for improvement of the region’...
South Asia
Pakistan
02/02/2016

Chinese Ministry of Education publishes preliminary approvals for new HEIs; likely no net change in the number of HEIs in 2016

China’s Ministry of Education recently published a list of 39 higher education institutions given preliminary approval...
East Asia
China
29/01/2016

British and Egyptian Universities sign partnership agreements at EWF in London

Against the backdrop of the Education World Forum, the world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers,...
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
28/01/2016

Marks in Spanish Bachillerato

As many Universities in the UK may already know, a few years ago, the Spanish Ministry of Education and UCAS both...
Europe
Spain
25/01/2016

Pakistan's potential lies in its youth, according to Pakistan Minister

Pakistan can move to the top 25 economies of the world by 2025 to be among the top 10 by 2047 all because of the...
South Asia
Pakistan
25/01/2016

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