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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.

Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Qualifications signed between India and UK

The UK and India have signed a landmark agreement to officially recognise each other’s higher education qualifications...
South Asia
21/07/2022

HKDSE Results 2022 – numbers of DSE candidates hit record low by 34 % since 2012

This year 47,891 candidates took the local university entrance exam - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)...
East Asia
20/07/2022

UCAS statistics show growth in non-EU undergraduate applications, but continued decline in the EU

Statistics recently released by UCAS show an increase in the total number of international applicants for UK...
All regions
15/07/2022

Revised UK travel advisory for Sri Lanka

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) once again advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka...
South Asia
08/07/2022

Chinese government reduces quarantine time for overseas travellers

On 28th June, the Chinese State Council Joint Prevention and Control Team issued a new version of the country's...
East Asia
30/06/2022

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru retains top position in research citation indicator of the QS World University Rankings 2023

The IISC’s strong performance in research is attributed to academic freedom, infrastructural growth and significant...
South Asia
20/06/2022

China partially relaxes pandemic restrictions on work visas

On 16 June, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the UK announced that some of the country's restrictions...
East Asia
20/06/2022

UK revises its travel advisory for Sri Lanka

With state of emergency now lifted in Sri Lanka, FCDO has relaxed its travel restrictions around all but essential...
South Asia
15/06/2022

More Pakistani universities enter the QS World University Rankings 2023

A total of 13 Pakistan universities are now in the QS World University Rankings 2023 with two new additions over last...
South Asia
14/06/2022

Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education launches “Malaysia International Scholarship – (MIS)” initiative

The Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education recently launched the scholarship initiative called, “Malaysia International...
East Asia
10/06/2022

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