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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.

British Boarding Schools – is there a growing business in Spain?

Over the last few years (some say 5, others say 10) and following the boom in the late 90’s, Spain has suffered an...
Europe
06/08/2014

New lineup for National Education Advisory Council

A new panel consists of experts from diverse fields have been appointed to the National Education Advisory Council,...
East Asia
06/08/2014

Vietnam – noticeable news in a hectic examination month

The peak examination time of the year in Vietnam, July, has just finished. Here are some headlines and statistics...
East Asia
05/08/2014

Regulation of the Establishment and Administration for International Joint Laboratories of Higher Institutions

China Ministry of Education has recently launched the Regulation of Establishment and Administration for International...
East Asia
01/08/2014

Pearson Longman Schools closed in China

Longman Schools, a language training institution owned by Pearson was closed recently. Pearson acquired the Longman...
East Asia
01/08/2014

Widening Gap in English Scores in Seoul

A recent study revealed that the gap in English capacity between the affluent areas (Gangnam) and the poor areas in...
East Asia
31/07/2014

Software education to be compulsory at schools in Korea

The Korean government has announced that middle school students will learn software development skills from next year....
East Asia
31/07/2014

25% of self-funded students going abroad via Beijing based organisations

According to Beijing Overseas-Study Service Association's 2013 evaluation of Beijing's overseas study organisations for...
East Asia
31/07/2014

The University Ranking 360°: Benchmarking Performance, Challenges and Opportunities in Thailand and ASEAN

This is the first university ranking conference focusing on Thailand and ASEAN co-organised by British Council Thailand...
East Asia
30/07/2014

An overview of the 2014 Annual Report on Higher Vocational Education Quality

Since its first release in 2012 the “Annual Report on Quality in China's Higher Vocational Education”, put together by...
East Asia
28/07/2014

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