1 week ago Flu outbreak forces Malaysian schools to close ahead of crucial exams

Thousands of Malaysian pupils will stay at home for up to a week, as schools were ordered closed after nearly 100 clusters of influenza infections were reported across the country. The sharp spike in infections of influenza types A and B comes just weeks before 400,000 students are due to sit for their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school-leaving exam – a crucial test for university placements and scholarships. Education Ministry Director-General Mohd Azam Ahmad said he had instructed several...

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1 week ago Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival

The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong’s public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling quotas for non-locals, with an admissions official saying Singapore has emerged as a growing education powerhouse. The official from a local university also said some overseas students preferred to study in Singapore over Hong Kong because the city state’s strong rankings reflected its educational status. In Hong Kong,...

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1 week ago University in Hong Kong rejects hundreds of applicants over fake credentials

A top university in Hong Kong has said it rejected “several hundred” admission applications over suspicions they used fraudulent qualifications and stepped up its vetting process with the help of technology such as artificial intelligence. The cases included applicants submitting academic qualifications of secondary schools they did not attend or listing names of institutions that did not exist. Andy Wong Ka-chat, director of admissions and financial aid at the Chinese University of Hong Kong...

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3 w. ago A New Paradigm in Global Education: Peking University's "Future Leaders" Program Welcomes Sixth Cohort

A New Paradigm in Global Education: Peking University's "Future Leaders" Program Welcomes Sixth Cohort  Thailand Business News

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4 w. ago Kishore Mahbubani, lauded in Hong Kong, warns of AI fake news flood

A former top diplomat from Singapore has warned of a flood of fake information in the era of artificial intelligence and called for the protection of integrity in education, as he was conferred an honorary doctoral degree in Hong Kong. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a renowned specialist in geopolitics and past president of the United Nations Security Council, issued the call to action on Friday as he received the award from the Education University of Hong Kong. He was among six distinguished...

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4 w. ago Opinion | Why Chinese families are starting to lose faith in university education

Opinion | Why Chinese families are starting to lose faith in university education  South China Morning Post

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