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One-third of students who sat Hong Kong university entrance exams appeal results

October 16, 2023

The exam authority said over 16,600 candidates who sat in this year’s university entrance exam have applied for papers to be checked or marked again, 1.7 per cent more than last year.

CBSE Board Exams to be conducted twice a year, Class 11, 12 students to study 2 languages

October 13, 2023

According to ministry officials, the curriculum, as per the New Education Policy (NEP), is ready and textbooks will be developed on its basis for the 2024 academic session.

Turkey MEB determined the conditions for transition to open high school

October 12, 2023

Following the regulation by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) that limits transfers from formal education to open education high schools, procedures and principles regarding exceptional cases in which transfers to these high schools will be allowed have been determined.

Rishi Sunak plans major reform of A-levels

October 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak is considering a major reorm of A-levels to ensure children study more subjects in sixth form. The Prime Minister wants a new “British Baccalaureate” as part of a move towards a more continental-style system of education.

Artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT to be allowed in Australian schools from 2024

October 10, 2023

Artificial intelligence including ChatGPT will be allowed in all Australian schools from 2024 after education ministers formally backed a national framework guiding the use of the new technology.

Australia takes action on fraud in student visa system

October 09, 2023

The Australian government has closed a loophole in the student visa system that was allowing some international students to switch from “genuine study to an arrangement designed to facilitate access to work in Australia”.

In UK, sixth forms to lower GCSE requirements for pupils hit by pre-Covid grading

October 06, 2023

Sixth forms have said they will lower GCSE admission requirements for those hit by pre-Covid grading. Pupils expecting their GCSE results will be marked under 2019 grading standards as exam boards return to pre-pandemic levels.

Brazil education reinforces the preparation of educators to assist in Enem exams

October 05, 2023

Technicians, teachers and students from the 13 Special Education Departments (GEEs) receive this training and will have activities until the day of the exams.

Portugal government wants more professional students in Higher Education

October 04, 2023

Less than a fifth of vocational education students who completed secondary education (18%) continued their studies in higher education. The proportion reaches 80% in the case of colleagues on scientific-humanistic courses. The Government wants more professional students to enter universities and polytechnics.

In Korea, 24 teachers caught illegally selling exam questions to private educators

October 03, 2023

Twenty-four high school teachers have been caught selling exam questions to private academies before or after serving as test makers for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock CSAT exams in violation of the current laws, the education ministry said.

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