China

IDP Education has launched its delivery of IELTS in China ahead of schedule, ending the British Council’s monopoly on IELTS delivery in the Chinese market.

This week, we spent five minutes with Christina Ke, Uoffer Gobal's UK managing director.

Key stakeholders from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan have shared the methods they use to compete with major study destinations and appeal to international students.

IDP is expanding its delivery of IELTS into China, going up against British Council to deliver the co-owned English language test in the biggest global market.

According to Chinese academic experts, China’s new Degree Act, which will come into effect on January 1, 2025, could lead to more opportunities for international collaborations. 

President Xi’s speech at China’s national education conference signalled the continuation of China’s internationalisation strategy, balancing importing foreign ideas and exporting Chinese ones.

International student intakes in Malaysian higher education institutions and international schools have spiked, with a huge increase in enrolments from Asia, especially China.

Over the past two decades, many home countries have developed policies to attract expatriate talent for national capacity building and position overseas returnees as important bridges between host and home countries.

The Chinese government is considering easing immigration channels, making it easier for international scientists to live and work in the country.

Five independent schools in the UK were bought by Chinese investors in 2023 – a record number only superseded by the number bought in 2017, a new report has shown.

After two women from Chinese agencies were arrested for helping forge university documents, a business school in Hong Kong has vowed to crack down on suspicious admissions cases.

It’s hard to believe a year has passed since we last met at the BUILA Annual Conference. As we gear up for another insightful session, Leina Shi and I would like to reflect on some of the developments in the China market and how they could impact our engagement strategies.

China is falling out of favour with some Indian students as a study destination due to a lack of direct flights, worsening diplomatic relations, and stricter rules for overseas medical graduates in India. 

The growth of private and public Chinese schools overseas is causing significant “disruption” to the international school sector that has traditionally been dominated by English-taught schools, a new report has revealed.

The four major English-speaking study destinations are entering a “hangover era” relating to their legacy dependence on China, delegates were told at a briefing in New Orleans from OIEG and Studyportals.