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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.

Shanghai municipal government statement on university reform emphasises increased autonomy and differentiation

The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education recently announced the start of its comprehensive reform programme for...
East Asia
09/10/2015

Falling secondary school population in Hong Kong

Falling secondary school student numbers in Hong Kong, caused by low birth rates in the last couple of decades, will...
East Asia
07/10/2015

Report shows China’s higher vocational education system has over 10 million students

According to a report on vocational education published by China's Ministry of Education, a total of 1,327 higher...
East Asia
06/10/2015

NACAC updates guide to college admission

The National Association for College Admission Counseling release an updated to one of its signature publications, The...
Americas, United Kingdom
05/10/2015

Vocational secondary education tuition fees cut in half

Vietnam’s universities are generating more graduates than the market demand.
East Asia
02/10/2015

Newton Mosharafa Scholarships is now open in Egypt

The Newton-Mosharafa Fund has launched a PhD placement programme for Egyptian students, giving them the opportunity to...
Middle East & Africa
30/09/2015

More Chinese students return after graduation: Survey report on employment and entrepreneurship of overseas returnees in 2015

A survey report on returned Chinese overseas students has been published by Centre for China and Globalization (CCG)...
East Asia
30/09/2015

Chinese school enrolment drops due to low birth rate; Beijing to close half its vocational secondary schools

According to the 2015 Primary and Secondary Education Development Survey Report released by China Education Online, the...
East Asia
30/09/2015

Transnational education increasingly popular among Chinese students

According to local media reports, Sino-foreign joint degree programmes, joint institutes and joint campuses are...
East Asia
30/09/2015

Youth Hope Fund: to help young people find jobs

Unemployment among young people in Korea is apparently getting worse. Recent statistics reveals that youth unemployment...
East Asia
30/09/2015

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