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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.

China’s draft ‘Foreign NGO Management Law

China recently released a draft ‘Foreign NGO Management Law’ for public comment, which ended on 4 June 2015. ‘Foreign...
East Asia
05/06/2015

Pakistan launches biggest Solar Park - energy crisis expected to end by 2018

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur, a 100 megawatt solar...
South Asia
05/06/2015

Mashud Ali from Bangladesh wins iPad mini 3 by participating in the British Council’s Student Insight Survey

The Student Insight Survey is a global online survey for young people to share their thoughts on overseas study.
South Asia
04/06/2015

Vietnam IT industry tackles lack of qualified staff

Vietnam IT industry is facing challenges in meeting the demand for skilled workers although a large number of...
East Asia
03/06/2015

Senior Chinese officials emphasise the importance of ICT in education

The International Conference on ICT and Post-2015 Education was recently held in Qingdao, China, and was jointly...
East Asia
03/06/2015

China encourages innovation and entrepreneurship for university students

China’s State Council recently issued a document titled “Opinions on Deepening Higher Education Reform of Innovation...
East Asia
02/06/2015

2015 Launch of Online Engagement Services for marketing to local audiences in South Asia

The British Council SIEM South Asia has launched a range of innovative online engagement services to help UK education...
South Asia
02/06/2015

Chinese Ministry of Education pushing for foreign universities to accept Gaokao examination results

During the 2015 China Education Internationalisation Seminar, a Ministry of Education official revealed that the...
East Asia
02/06/2015

Land sites awarded to new international schools

Malvern College and Shrewsbury School are among five schools awarded sites to open new schools in Hong Kong. The...
East Asia
01/06/2015

60,000 accountants needed by year 2020

Malaysia needs to double its accountants to 60,000 in an effort to support its transformation into a developed nation...
East Asia
29/05/2015

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