Korea - 12 Jeju International Schools to Accept 10,000 Students

2nd July 2009

Jeju Island is changing. It used to be the most favored honeymoon destination for Koreans and then turned into a haven for foreign tourists.

Now, it is striving to be Korea's leading international hub where people, goods and capital move freely, and the maximum convenience for corporate activities is guaranteed. ...

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Taiwan - Non-profit pitches Taiwan as best study destination

2nd July 2009

The number of international students in Taiwan has grown double from around 8,000 in 2004 to this year's 19,496, including those who come to learn Mandarin, earn a degree, and come as exchange students, according to statistics issued by the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET).
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India - Massive government investment, teachers needed

2nd July 2009

Kapil Sibal has spoken. In one succinct statement, the human resource development minister has proposed scrapping the class X board exams, getting rid of the state boards in favour of one centralized board, changing from marks to grades, radically restructuring higher education, allowing foreign universities, expanding the role of the ...

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UAE - International Schools
Can Stay on Schedule

2nd July 2009

DUBAI - Private schools not affiliated to the national curriculum are to re-open, as scheduled, on August 31. However, they could be given the option to reopen after Eid.

"The postponement of the commencement of the academic year 2009-2010 after the end of Ramadan will only apply to the government ...

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Philippines: call for international school regulation

2nd July 2009

A lawmaker called yesterday on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to regulate the so-called "international" schools proliferating in the country, as he warned that some of them may just be misrepresenting themselves to deceive the public.

A TEACHER Partylist Rep. Ulpiano Sarmiento said ...

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Market Size
July, 2009
5272 Total number of English-medium international schools
(not including future schools)
2275828 Total number of students

New School Records Added
Schools added each month over the last year:

Jul
128
Aug
39
Sep
45
Oct
27
Nov
20
Dec
51
Jan
73
Feb
56
Mar
6
Apr
43
May
30
Jun
40

Totals updated on the first of each month

Market Growth by Region:
School records added over the previous 12 months:

Africa 42 schools
Americas 38 schools
Asia 331 schools
Europe 100 schools
Oceania 47 schools
Database Changes
Changes since 1st January 2009
252 School records added to the database
4154 Updated school records
3569 Schools checked
861 Heads updated
3191 Heads checked
1088 Emails updated