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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.

Malaysia noticed a decline in STEM education

The Prime Minister said that the ratio between STEM ( Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and non-STEM...
East Asia
25/09/2014

Vietnam to hold 2-in-1 exam for 12th graders in June 2015

The Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam has announced 12th graders will sit just one examination for both...
East Asia
22/09/2014

Officials rush to quit EMBAs amid anti-extravagance drive

Officials in China are rushing to withdraw from Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programmes amid the...
East Asia
19/09/2014

Fierce competition among private universities in Vietnam

Private universities in Vietnam are facing multiple challenges on its development path when competition becomes ever-...
East Asia
17/09/2014

China's Ministry of Education made a public notification on joint-venture programmes of vocational education

On its online Supervisory Information Platform for Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, China’s Ministry of...
East Asia
12/09/2014

Thailand to launch a free education coupon campaign as part of new agenda for the young

Thailand’s government will change its budget allocation policy for education, from providing per-head subsidies to...
East Asia
12/09/2014

The Geography of Foreign Students in U.S. Higher Education: Origins and Destinations

A new report was released to show the geographic data of foreign students in US cities and metropolitan areas.
Americas, United Kingdom
11/09/2014

Development agencies value a humanities degree

Research commissioned by the British Council reveals that international development agency employers see a humanities...
Americas, United Kingdom
11/09/2014

Thailand is to promote Southern Border Special Economic Zone

The newly appointed Industry Minister, Chakramon Phasukavanich, aims to promote the Southern Border Special Economic...
East Asia
10/09/2014

Bank of Thailand says Thai economy won’t be affected by European interest cuts

The European Central Bank’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 10 basis points to 0.05 per cent will have...
East Asia
10/09/2014

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