Education News June 2020
Every month, Grok curates news about international education from around the world to help education professionals keep up to date with developments that may inform their activities.
June’s newsletter included articles covering news from across Asia:
CHINA
Graduating students from Beijing universities return to campuses Xinhua
China revises policy on curbing ‘gaokao migration’ to make higher education fairer Global Times
Is Zoom safe for Chinese students? InsideHigherEd
China’s MOE issues warning to students in Australia Global Times
China to spend nearly US$24 billion on compulsory education in 2020 Xinhua
INDIA
Covid-19 will cause tectonic shifts in India’s medical education, health services Indian Express
IIT Bombay is India’s top university hindustantimes
Digital divide in India’s education The Statesman
India may get more students as US, Europe struggle Livemint
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Malaysian higher education ministry: all university lectures to be online-only until end of 2020, with a few exceptions Malay Mail
Alternate school days in Thailand to reduce students’ learning time Chiang Rai Times
‘I cannot move the lessons online’: Educators in remote Indonesia visit students one by one during school closure Channel News Asia
Da Nang: New Vietnam-Korea university to provide skilled IT workforce VietnamPlus
OTHER NEWS
Post pandemic strategy for US higher ed Harvard Business Review
International students can enter France from July 1 Schengen Visa Info
Scottish students face an end to free university education The Times
What will higher education in Africa look like after Covid-19? World Economic Forum
Will UK universities open in September? BBC
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