February 24, 2021
Egypt's Thanaweya Amma exams will be held online in 2021 for all regular students, service sector students, and home-based students. Education Minister Shawky hopes that this order will allow to ensure equal opportunity and access for all students.
February 23, 2021
According to the minister, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the JEE Mains 2021 examination four times, in February, March, April and May, 2021.
February 23, 2021
Hundreds of pharmacy graduates are forced to delay their entry into the workforce after their licensing exam, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), was suddenly postponed for a second time this year. Students are blaming administrators for failing to plan during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
February 22, 2021
B.C.’s new Education Minister is reassuring teachers that the province is in the midst of ramping up its contact-tracing efforts to fix major delays in notifying those who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus at school.
February 16, 2021
In Maharashtra, Education minister Varsha Gaikwad stated that it is not possible to change the pattern of the HSC and SSC exams and the exams will be conducted in offline mode. Several other states in India have been following suit as other exams changes for CBSE are being implemented nationally.
February 16, 2021
The government plans to hold the SSC exams in June and the HSC exams in July or August. However, they may defer next year's Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations by three to four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, given that the Covid situation doesn't worsen.
February 16, 2021
New data shows that the more than one million international students at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2019-2020 academic year contributed $38.7 billion to the U.S. economy, which is down 4.4 percent (a loss of $1.8 billion) from the prior academic year.
February 15, 2021
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the Ivy League institution does not discriminate against Asian American applicants. The ruling was a defeat for Students for Fair Admissions, or SFFA, which sued Harvard in 2014.
February 12, 2021
As Covid-19 cases rise, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announced a change to the current academic calendar. Nova Scotia public schools students will now have an extended holiday break and will resume classes January 11.
February 12, 2021
Vietnam's education ministry announced a blockchain-based archive for issuing diplomas. Citing academic fraud and a lengthy, expensive verifying process, the new standardized process will ensure that all future diplomas will be accurate. The new initiative, National Qualifications Archive (NQA), is expected to roll out in 2021.
February 11, 2021
South Korea education ministry announces that Artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced as a new subject in high schools nationwide next year. This new education policy will also be expanded to kindergarten, elementary, and middle schools by 2025.
February 10, 2021
Singapore Ministry of Education announces that graduates from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), polytechnics and universities will soon be able to apply for new courses that offer additional professional certificates - advanced diploma certificates, post-diploma certificates or postgraduate certificates.
February 09, 2021
With the cancellations of other exams in the UK, Ireland Department of Education confirms with they will continue to proceed with their Leaving Certificate exams in 2021. The 2020 postponed Leaving Certificate exams have also begun for many students.
February 08, 2021
Afghanistan's education system has been facing a crisis before Covid-19 hit the country. As the year progressed, the education system continues to face many different challenges causing many students to drop out of school. With lack of electricity, distance learning over the radio, and decreased academic year, the education system will take a while to recover.
February 07, 2021
Afghanistan Ministry of Education decided to shut down public and private secondary and high schools in cold-climate areas. This decision will impact the students as the country already lost several months of the educational year due to Covid-19 restrictions and quarantine.
February 05, 2021
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has given its approval to holding A Level and General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations in January 2021, with some conditions.
February 05, 2021
Sudan Higher Committee for Health Emergencies decided to postpone the opening of schools until further notice.
February 05, 2021
After months of government preparation, the Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) is here for the students of Brazil. The printed version of the Enem will be on January 17 and 24, 2021, while the new digital exam will be on January 31 and February 7.
February 04, 2021
Community Education Minister announced that the examinations held in December in secondary schools for Belgium's German-speaking Community is now canceled. This decision comes after consultation with high-school principals managing a hybrid education system for second and third grades (14 to 18 year olds).
February 04, 2021
Egyptian Minister of Education has approved the procedures and conditions for exams of expatriate students for the 2020/2021 academic year. Exams for expat students will be held on two days in 2021.