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Strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Korea will be strengthened

October 14, 2020

Details of the strategic partnership between South Korea and Uzbekistan. Included in the overall plan are details of education reform and collaboration.

Hundreds of Thai students rally to demand school reform

October 13, 2020

Hundreds of high school students protested outside the education ministry in Bangkok to demand education reform. Stating that the system is outdated and are calling for freedom to be able to speak their minds at school.

India NEET, JEE exams: 'Conducting these exams will be a giant mistake'

October 12, 2020

Many students want the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), scheduled for September, to be postponed due to fears over rising Covid-19 cases.

Students retake national exam in Vietnam because of supervisors’ errors

October 09, 2020

Students in Vietnamese provinces of Bac Nin, Dien Bien, and Binh Phuoc had to retake their national high school exams due to supervisors' errors.

Morocco’s new primary school curricula focus on science, math

October 08, 2020

Morocco's Ministry of Education has made a series of changes to the primary school curricula. These set of changes will go into effect at the start of the 2020-2021 school year. These changes fall within Morocco’s 2015-2030 vision for educational reform, aiming to improve the education system.

Trump Administration Proposes Clampdown on Open-Ended Student Visas

October 08, 2020

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule to be published in the Federal Register would eliminate the current “duration of status” (D/S) policy for international students (F status) and exchange visitors (J status).

China's international schools struggle as teachers, students remain stuck abroad

October 07, 2020

China's international schools are reopening this month, but there will be a shortage of teachers and pupils, as they are currently stranded overseas due to travel restrictions and other challenges.

Morocco’s Ministry of Education Denies Delay of Regional Baccalaureate Exam

October 06, 2020

Morocco’s Ministry of Education has denied the postponement of the regional baccalaureate exam, dismissing a fake press release attributed to the ministry. The regional exam normally takes place in mid-June of every year, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the exams have been pushed back several times.

Exams for A Level are back in Malaysia

October 06, 2020

A Level examinations will be held in November 2020 at schools that are believed to be safe and with necessary permissions from government authorities. CAIE also announced that November 2020 exams will not be canceled and will proceed physically as well.

All Schools in Greater Seoul Area to Continue Offering Remote Classes Until Sept. 20

October 05, 2020

Ministry of Education announced that schools in Seoul and surrounding cities will remain online-only until September 20. This measure came as the government decided to extend the social distancing restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Egypt’s 2020/21 academic year to start on October 17

October 02, 2020

Egypt's Minister of Education and Technical Education announced their new 2020/2021 academic calendar with the year starting on October 17 with a variety of precautionary measures in place to combat the novel Covid-19 crisis.

Reforming Australia’s vocational education and training regulator

October 02, 2020

Australia passed the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill. This is a step towards improving Australia's vocational education and training vector (VET) with Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as an effective, modern regulator.

Victorian year 12 students' VCE results and Atar to be adjusted for Covid impact

October 01, 2020

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) will introduce a wide-ranging “consideration of educational disadvantage” process to calculate each student’s Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking. All students in Victoria will undergo this case-by-case review due to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tertiary reforms to unleash potential of regional Australia

October 01, 2020

The Coalition Government of Australia hopes to reform their tertiary education with a new strategy plan that supports regional, rural, and remote education initiatives.

Leakage in the 2020 session of the General Baccalaureate Examination

September 30, 2020

Minister of Education identifies the source and authors of leakages for the 2020 session of the General Baccalaureate examinations. The percentage of students passing the exam also dropped by over 13% compared to last year, mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Morocco’s Regional Baccalaureate Exams to Take Place October 1-3

September 30, 2020

Morocco's regional baccalaureate exam will be on October 1-3, after meeting with several federations representing students’ parents. The announcement came after the minister eliminated the possibility of canceling regional baccalaureate exams because it would discredit Morocco’s baccalaureate diploma.

COVID-19 adds more pain to university exam nightmare

September 29, 2020

Thousands of students will begin their high-pressure crucial final exams on September 2, weeks later than normal, and in parks and stadiums as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid-19. Exams will this year run up to September 14.

Dual-language programme in Sarawak to continue

September 29, 2020

Minister of Education announced that they would never scrap the implementation of the dual-language programme (DLP) in Sarawak. The Minister also reassuring that Sarawak will be the first state in Malaysia to re-implement the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science subjects in English.

Applications for course accreditation for new Graduate and Undergraduate Certificates

September 29, 2020

The Australian Government has amended the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) to introduce a new qualification, called an Undergraduate Certificate.

More Bad News for the SAT

September 28, 2020

Of the 334,000 students registered to take the SAT on Sept. 26, 183,000 will not be able to take the test. The students were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic or had imposed new limits on students.

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