The first overseas branch of a mainland university will open to undergraduate students next month, in Vientiane. And, as Patrick Boehler discovers, getting to grips with Laos and its authorities...
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24 Jul 2013
The university application process has been frustrating and taxing on both the body and mind. As a future first year student in the United States, I’m thrilled that my endless nights of essay...
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9 Jul 2013
A state newspaper on Monday rejected claims that children born to mainland parents were putting a strain on educational resources in Hong Kong.
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8 Jul 2013
While university courses teach pedagogy and leadership theories, the skills needed to operate a school smoothly are often learned on the job by new principals
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8 Jul 2013
In the leafy subdivision of East Dunbartonshire, outside Glasgow, the hallways of Bishopbriggs Academy were buzzing from a production of the musical Bugsy Malone the night before.
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1 Jul 2013
A study that previously found many students in charter schools - American primary or secondary schools that receive public money and may also receive private donations - were not performing as...
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It was a colourful event: Lingnan University had to select a new president, and the university council held a consultative meeting at which councillors were to choose a candidate.
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Summer schools were once designed simply to promote academic success or billed as cram centres, adding an unnecessary burden on students when they were supposed to be enjoying themselves.
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“Go to any French supermarket and you will be greeted by a stand ‘Passport to ...’ On sale are a range of manuals of varying quality, depth and rigour.
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It's morning assembly, and Form One students at Pui Ching Middle School, have their iPads ready. It's the same story in their English and Chinese classes.
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Hong Kong has been judged to have one of the best education systems in the world. In international assessments, such as the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment, our students come...
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Earlier this year, Primary Six pupils of Sun Fong Chung Primary School in Tai Po had fun organising their own Lunar New Year market.
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