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Singapore – more Singaporeans head to Australia, UK for studies as currency stays strong
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As the Singaporean dollar stayed strong against the Australian dollar and British pound over the last few years, more and

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Malaysia – HE Ministry sets 2020 target of student entrepreneurship
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The Higher Education Ministry hopes that by 2020, 15% of students will venture into entrepreneurship while they are still pursuing

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Malaysia – increasing number of students enrolling in public arts schools
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Students with a penchant for the arts are enrolling in greater numbers in Sekolah Seni Malaysia, said Education Minister Datuk

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Vietnam – bachelor degree graduates rush to vocational schools
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Analysts have warned about the big waste of society’s resources as many graduates, after spending money and time at university,

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Vietnam – 2/3 graduates prefer working in public sector
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Minister Dao Ngoc Dung recently said unemployment is a real challenge to the country’s socio-economy with 70.1 percent of unemployed

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YouTube users in Indonesia drawn to education over entertainment
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YouTube users in Indonesia are gravitating to the educational over entertainment. In a February 2017 survey, research firm JakPat found

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Malaysia – students encouraged to take up twinning programs to increase global cultural exposures
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Malaysian students pursuing tertiary education are encouraged to take up twinning programs, or seek credit transfers with affiliated colleges or

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Malaysian universities primed to supply manpower for the world’s booming ‘halal’ market
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The Muslim consumer market is huge and relatively under served in the conventional marketplace, but world economies are fast joining

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Myanmar unveils first national education strategic plan
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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has launched a five-year education plan aimed at improving the job prospects of

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Indonesian researchers grapple with 40% cut in science funding
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Amid cuts to Indonesia’s research budget for universities, researchers in poorer parts of Indonesia are grappling with the challenge of

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