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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.

Unemployed graduates opt to study other professions

Up to 30% of university graduates are attending vocational colleges and professional courses after being unable to find...
East Asia
29/04/2014

Ministry asks colleges to give young entrepreneurs a leg up

The government said Tuesday it had asked South Korean universities to provide programs for students looking to start...
East Asia
28/04/2014

2014 UK-China Education Summit Sets Bold New Agenda For Continued Collaboration

The UK and China have set out a bold new agenda for education collaboration, following the 2014 UK-China Education...
East Asia
26/04/2014

Chinese biz schools are trying to lure future CEOs

Almost 70 -80 percent of the students, CEO or senior executives in China's private businesses, said they are not...
East Asia
25/04/2014

Accounting is hot, graduates can find jobs easily; those from Chinese department face lowest monthly salary

The "Chinese College Graduates' Employment Annual Report 2014" by Mycos, a third-party consulting firm, will be...
East Asia
25/04/2014

Legal education gaps in UAE ‘need to be filled’

Education authorities are seeking international law schools to come to Dubai and offer professional development and...
Middle East & Africa
23/04/2014

UniMAP rated 3-star by QS Intelligence Unit

University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), the first public university in Malaysia to achieve a 3-star rating by QS...
East Asia
16/04/2014

Logging on to learning

Chinese Internet companies have invested heavily in online education in recent years, but critics argue digital...
East Asia
16/04/2014

Thumbs up for hands-on knowledge

The cultivation of a vast, technically proficient workforce requires a change in mindset and - more difficultly - in...
East Asia
16/04/2014

Time to move past stigma of vocational education

David Lim welcomes the recent recognition of the role vocational education can play to provide meaningful work for Hong...
East Asia
15/04/2014

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