Education Talking Points | 24/07/18

In today’s talking points: Encouraging increased educational exchanges between China and Rwanda; Australian National University announces that it will stop increasing student enrolments; Australia is overtaking the UK for overseas students; One of China’s hottest startups is a $3 billion education company Encouraging increased educational exchanges between China and Rwanda  Chinese First Lady, Peng Liyuan, called for more educational …

Education Talking Points | 10/07/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: China axes 45 Australian university partnerships as part of global cull; Experts divided on Government push for specialist STEM educators; China offers Pakistani students vocational training and education; Foundations in education are core: Finkel China axes 45 Australian university partnerships as part of global cull Last week, China’s Ministry of Education said that it would …

Education Talking Points | 19/06/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: Chinese Education Company PuXin Plans U.S Expansion After Successful IPO; Trump Threatens Additional Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods; University of New Hampshire to Accept Chinese GaoKao Results Chinese Education Company PuXin Plans U.S Expansion After Successful IPO  The third Chinese education group to float shares on the U.S stock exchange this year …

Education Talking Points | 31/05/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: Premier Li Stresses the Importance of Education and Basic Research; Chinese Student Recruitment Set to Rise in Australia as Visa Applications Rebound; Chinese Mainland Claims 6 of the World’s Top 100 Universities in Latest Rankings Premier Li Stresses the Importance of Education and Basic Research Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said this …

Education Talking Points | 17/05/2018

  First NAPLAN online test brings nerves and some technical glitches More than 1 million Australian students are sitting the NAPLAN tests his week, and for the first time, they are taking it online. Around 25 percent of NSW schools are running NAPLAN online tests for the first time this year. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment …

Education Talking Points | 08/05/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: Australian Education Group Paves the Way For China Expansion; China Increases Education Spending in 2017; Online Education Systems Are Gaining Momentum in China; China Looks to Educate Schoolkids To Win the Global AI Race   Australian Education Group Paves the Way For China Expansion The Australian private education provider; Top Education Group will begin trading …

Education Talking Points | 04/04/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: China to set up first University in China to rival America’s Caltech in innovation, Report shows that inequality in school performance will cost Australia $20 billion,  Ian O’Connor appointed as the new chair for the Higher Education Standards Panel in Australia   China to set up first University in China to rival America’s …

Education Talking Points | 27/03/2018

In Today’s Talking Points: World Bank: China’s Education System Shows Significant Progress,Belt and Road Initiative to change China’s role in education market, Relevance of ATAR in university admissions is questioned,  Victorian Government to spend $240 Million on buying new land for schools   World Bank: China’s Education System Shows Significant Progress A World Bank report has praised China’s …

Education Talking Points | 22/03/2018

In today’s talking points: Australia strengthening links in the Pacific through school partnerships,  Australia’s aboriginal education program to be exported to Africa, Swinburne University launches advanced manufacturing centre in Weihai, Shandong, Education Ministers of China, Japan and South Korea agree to enhance cooperation   Australia strengthening links in the Pacific through school partnerships In order to strengthen ties between neighbouring countries in the …

Education Talking Points | 14/03/2018

In today’s Talking Points: Student aid in China report released, Australian parents spending less time helping children with homework, New Partnership developed between CIKD and UNICEF China to promote child development, Educational Department in eastern city Hangzhou implements a new policy to ease the homework burden of students   Student aid in China report released Today the full findings …