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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.

MOE announces enrollment plan for post-graduates in 2013

China will enroll 539,000 post-graduates and 69,000 doctoral students in 2013.
East Asia
17/04/2013
East Asia
16/04/2013

HK government allocates 3 new sites to boost international school places

Three new sites allocated, but legislators accuse the government of catering only to the wealthy.
East Asia
12/04/2013

Challenges of being an education hub

Hong Kong has what it takes to be an education hub, recently released international research has shown.
East Asia
12/04/2013

Rich Chinese send children as young as seven on mini MBA courses

Some rich families in Chengdu are sending young children to special training programmes so they can learn how to manage...
East Asia
12/04/2013

Top British school offers Hong Kong pupils study grant

A top British independent school has announced its first bursary solely for Hong Kong pupils.
East Asia
12/04/2013

Regent’s College given green light on university title

Regent’s College will become the latest private provider to gain university status, with the charitable institution...
East Asia
12/04/2013

2011 Plan ignites innovation among universities

From 14 March to 24th March, the two ministries sent four teams of experts to inspect universities nationwide. Peking...
East Asia
12/04/2013

Undergraduates should be taught entrepreneurship

Universities should teach undergraduates how to start up companies, the prime minister’s enterprise advisor has said.
East Asia
12/04/2013

Number of Chinese applying for post-graduate programme in the US falls 5 per cent

The fall is a sharp reversal from the average 20 per cent annual growth in applicants from China over the previous...
East Asia
11/04/2013

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