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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.

Australian universities in Queensland to gradually acknowledge Chinese college entrance exam scores

According to the Chinese Consulate-General in Brisbane on 8 June, several Australian universities in Queensland plan to...
East Asia
11/06/2014

Philippine Congress approved Distance Learning Act on 2nd Reading

The lower house of the Philippine Congress has approved on its second reading House Bill 4553, or the consolidated...
East Asia
09/06/2014

Universities fall short in recruitment of students

Universities in some provinces are failing to meet their student recruitment targets, a survey has found. At least...
East Asia
06/06/2014

9.39 million to sit China's college entrance exam

A total of 9.39 million Chinese students have registered to attend the country's national college entrance examination...
East Asia
06/06/2014

Whats trending in India

Here's a look at what is trending in the India education market right now
South Asia
05/06/2014

India's new HRD promises to re-visit the legislation on higher education

New HRD Minister Smriti Irani said that the government was mulling over increasing the spending on higher education to...
South Asia
05/06/2014

India - New HRD to focus on skills, scholarships, job-oriented education

A lot of what Narendra Modi promises would be easier to achieve if education gets top priority. The government must...
South Asia
05/06/2014

The UK needs to be part of India's further education revolution

India wants to train half a billion people in vocational skills by 2015 – and their entrepreneurial spirit will ensure...
South Asia
05/06/2014

Subject Focus: Psychology Provision and Employability in Hong Kong

Those wanting to help the mentally ill by becoming psychologists face barriers to study. Universities need to make more...
East Asia
04/06/2014

New horizons for Varkey with stake in Dubai college

The Varkey Group, the holding company of Gems Education, has taken its first step into the UAE’s higher education...
Middle East & Africa
03/06/2014

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