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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.

Spring national college entrance exam open to grade three students of senior high schools for the first time

On 7th November, Shanghai released the pilot spring national entrance exam and enrolment plan among local ordinary...
East Asia
17/11/2014

Vietnam’s first Centres for Education Quality Assessment launched

Vietnam’s first two Centres for Education Assessment (CEA) under the Vietnam National Universities (VNU) in Hanoi and...
East Asia
17/11/2014

Highest unemployment rate for educated workforce underlying skill mismatch

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Wednesday that the most educated section of the Indonesian workforce...
East Asia
11/11/2014

UAE holds No. 2 spot in the Gulf in number of students studying in the UK

Over 2,369 visa applications from the UAE between June and August 2014, compared to 1,511 in the same period in 2013....
Middle East & Africa
11/11/2014

5 million euro grant for Erasmus Plus National in Jordan

Erasmus Plus national program this year in order to develop higher education and teaching in universities.
Middle East & Africa
10/11/2014

British Council reveals research findings on Transnational Education in Sri Lanka

Taking yet another step to demonstrate our thought leadership in Higher Education and reinforcing the links between UK...
South Asia
10/11/2014

Many Hong Kong universities will no longer recognise China's College English Test

Many Hong Kong universities, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will no longer accept China's College...
East Asia
07/11/2014

Statistical report on China's education expenditure in 2013

China's Ministry of Education, National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance have produced a statistical report...
East Asia
07/11/2014

Ministry of Education announces new foreign language assessment system

On the 30th October, the Ministry of Education announced its plans to create the national foreign language proficiency...
East Asia
03/11/2014

Ministry of Education terminates over 250 Transnational Education programmes in China

The Ministry of Education announced on Thursday that it was terminating 252 joint TNE programmes with immediate effect.
East Asia
31/10/2014

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