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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.

New Joint Visa Application Centre opens in Astana

There was an announcement during the official opening ceremony of the Joint Visa Application Centre of Switzerland and...
Central Asia
09/10/2014

Malaysia working in collaboration with Australia's Openlearning to offer online courses

Malaysia has targets to offer at least 15% of courses online by next year and increasing to 30% by 2020.
East Asia
09/10/2014

Singapore Law Minister warns of surge in lawyers

At a recent law conference, Singapore’s Law Minister K. Shanmugam highlighted that Singapore could soon have more...
East Asia
08/10/2014

Hong Kong Electoral Reform – what are the potential implications?

In the last few days Hong Kong students have begun a widespread boycott of classes in protest against Beijing’s stance...
East Asia
29/09/2014

Korea has highest reliance on private education market

Korean parents are well known for their enthusiasm for their children’s education, which usually entails a heavy...
East Asia
29/09/2014

College evaluations to focus on quality

- Ministry unveils criteria for assessment next year
East Asia
29/09/2014

“Top Global Universities” announced

The MEXT in Japan announced a list of the universities selected for “Top Global Universities Program” on Thursday 26...
East Asia
26/09/2014

The employment rate of graduates studying architecture is the highest

The MyCOS Institute published its 2014 survey report on the employment rate of Chinese university graduates on 22...
East Asia
26/09/2014

The Ministry of Education launches Excellent Teacher Training Programme

The Ministry of Education launched the Excellent Teacher Training Programme on 18 September in order to pinpoint the...
East Asia
26/09/2014

Malaysia is positive in becoming an international education hub

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin commented that Malaysia is nearer to achieving its goal of becoming an...
East Asia
26/09/2014

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