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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.

70% increase in Ministry of Higher Education Kuwait Scholarships to UK

The Ministry of Higher Education Kuwait have released the scholarships result for 2015-16 academic year, and the number...
Middle East & Africa
27/07/2015

Successful Chinese parents favour UK boarding schools

The "2015 White Paper on China Overseas Study" was recently published by Vision Overseas, a subsidiary of New Oriental...
East Asia
21/07/2015

Travelling to Nepal? Good news! The FCO no longer advise against all but essential travel to the whole of Nepal - SIEM Nepal events to continue as planned

The FCO have updated their travel advice for Nepal on 3 July to reflect the current situation in the country.
South Asia
21/07/2015

Form 6 to be rebranded to raise image

Form Six education or STPM (A-Level equivalent) will be rebranded to raise its image to that in line with other pre-...
East Asia
21/07/2015

Competitor news: Singapore, Germany and France recruit more and more Indian students

A recent study by ASSOCHAM reveals that Indian students are happy to spend on their Higher Education i
South Asia
20/07/2015

India sees an increase in enrolments in Industrial Training Institutes

Over 20 per cent increase has been recorded in the number of enrolments in Industrial Training Institutes or ITIs...
South Asia
20/07/2015

21 fake Universities listed by UGC, India

UGC has listed 21 bogus universities wherein of which eight are in Uttar Pradesh, six in Delhi and one each in Tamil...
South Asia
20/07/2015

New grant allocation system will reinforce internationalisation of Japanese national universities

The Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan announced that it will introduce a major...
East Asia
17/07/2015

A new further update on Qatar's Supreme Education Council Scholarship list

An update following a meeting with the Supreme Education Council
Middle East & Africa
16/07/2015

Legal Advice for setting up vocational institutions in Vietnam

According to VietNamNet Bridge, foreign investors are now permitted to set up a vocational education institution at its...
East Asia
16/07/2015

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