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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.

The British Business Awards 2014 announces 'Alumnus of the Year'

After months of searching, the winner of The British Business Awards 2014 ‘Alumnus of the Year’ was finally announced...
East Asia
24/11/2014

Education Law to map pre/post-Bologna qualifications in Spain

Much needed pre-post Bologna Spanish qualifications mapping finally published
Europe
24/11/2014

What choices do Pakistan students make in deciding a study destination abroad?

Pakistani students opt for traditional destinations that offer world-class institutions, as well as established...
South Asia
24/11/2014

US welcomes record number of international students

The US enrolled a record number of international students during the 2013-14 academic year, welcoming nearly 900,000...
East Asia, Americas
21/11/2014

How Obama's Action on Immigration Will Affect Higher Education

President Obama announced a plan on Thursday, 20 Novermber 2014 to extend limited legal status to five million of the...
Americas
21/11/2014

Open Doors Reports US Trends in Study Abroad and International Students

This week is International Education Week 2014. At this event, the U.S. Department of State and the Institute of...
Americas, United Kingdom
21/11/2014

Ministry of Education will not drop key projects

China’s Ministry of Education has issued a statement denying rumours that it will abolish Projects 211 and 985, which...
East Asia
20/11/2014

First Quality Report on Engineering Education in China published

The Assessment Centre of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Aeronautics &...
East Asia
20/11/2014

The US extends validity of student visas to five years

On 10th November, US President Barack Obama delivered a keystone speech during the APEC summit, in which he disclosed...
East Asia
17/11/2014

University President Roundtable Meeting (Shenzhen) to improve quality of Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools

The "University President Roundtable Meeting (Shenzhen) and the Fifth National Annual Conference for Chinese-Foreign...
East Asia
17/11/2014

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