By Will Nott. More than 1,000 Kazakh secondary teachers have received training from British Study Centres and Astana International University as part of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Education’s policy to improve teachers’ ability to use English as a medium of instruction. More...
Indonesia: 71% of youth consider emigrating
Hong Kong: education overseas offers “insurance” as protests continue
By Callan Quinn. Hong Kong was confirmed as being in a recession in November and, as the protests that have swept the city continue, local education agencies have indicated an increase in the number of students making inquiries about studying abroad next year. More...
HK protests may impact cross-boundary figs
By Callan Quinn. Ongoing protests and hostility towards mainlanders in Hong Kong are making schools less attractive to the parents of cross-boundary students, local media has reported. More...
China: foreign-run schools under scrutiny
By Callan Quinn. Foreign-run schools in China are coming under closer scrutiny as the country launches ambitious plans to reform its education system over the next 15 years, with some institutions noting increased inspections from officials and concerns that new regulations may affect their operations. More...
The country where over 260k ESL teachers work illegally
By Callan Quinn. This summer, Chinese state media announced that of the 400,000 foreign citizens working in China as English language teachers in 2017, an estimated two-thirds were doing so illegally. More...
Pacific Island argument costs scholarships
By Callan Quinn. Students from the Pacific island nations of the Solomon Islands and Kiribati studying in Taiwan on government-funded scholarships will likely see their studies cut short after both governments severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan earlier this month. More...
À Hong Kong, les dernières heures de liberté avant l'intervention chinoise
Vivons-nous les derniers jours de Hong Kong, comme cité-monde asiatique, où règne encore l'état de droit ? Cet appendice de liberté se sent de moins en moins chinois, et de plus en plus solitaire, dans sa tentative désespérée de rester lui-même. Il n'y a pas si longtemps de cela, les Occidentaux en mal de liberté, de créativité, bref d'oxygène, venaient se réfugier dans ce territoire, l'espace d'un week-end, après des séjours trop "ordonnés" à Singapour ou à Shanghai. Plus...
Chinese uni criticised for buddy system
By Callan Quinn. Shandong University is conducting an internal investigation of its buddy system amidst claims it was grouping three female Chinese students with one international male student. More...
Comparison platform Talk Study launched
By Claudia Civinini. A new service allowing prospective international students to compare study abroad options according to student and alumni reviews and data has been launched in Vietnam. More...