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China pushing Mandarin study in India

In a first-of-its-kind deal, the Chinese government has agreed to train 300 Indian teachers at top Chinese universities in a bid to boost Mandarin learning across India. The teachers will then return to India to help promote the uptake of Mandarin language study. The agreement is between the Confucius Institute and India's Central Board of Secondary Education.

New provost at Nottingham uni, Malaysia

Professor Christine Ennew will take over as provost and pro-vice-chancellor next year at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia - one of the UK's best known offshore university campuses - as it enters a period of increased competition in the student market.

Manipal moots first Indian branch campus, China

India's Karnataka-based Manipal University is in talks to open India's first ever branch campus in China, as well as China's first all English institution offering training in IT and health sciences. Manipal is keen to recruit Western students too and such a venture would follow campuses set up in Dubai, Nepal, Antigua and Malaysia...

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