June 18, 2025
The Winter Higher Education Entrance Exam opens the 2026 admission process, which complements the regular exam held in the summer.
June 17, 2025
Horst Seehofer ( CSU ) announces his resignation as Bavarian Minister-President , Jupp Heynckes takes over as coach of FC Bayern for the fourth time , and a man drives a car into the Willy Brandt House in Berlin. Important developments also occur in Bavaria's education policy during that month.
June 17, 2025
The number of students caught cheating in the HSC has doubled in the past five years, driven by a spike in breaches detected in take-home assessments and plagiarism offenses.
June 16, 2025
The number of new international students starting a university bachelor鈥檚 degree in the Netherlands fell by 5.2% this academic year, according to figures from international education body Nuffic. The number of foreign students enrolling in a degree course at an hbo college fell even further, by 6.7%, the Nuffic figures show.
June 13, 2025
International students facing uncertainty as the US cracks down on new student visas have been offered a practical solution by a top business school in France.
June 12, 2025
US educators are welcoming some 鈥渢entatively positive鈥 news from the State Department, which will issue an update on its visa interview pause by the end of the week.
June 11, 2025
Dutch universities have come up with their own plan to reduce the amount of English used in lessons and cut foreign student numbers, which they hope will head off government legislation.
June 10, 2025
In a significant move to modernize Nigeria鈥檚 education system, the Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt Computer-Based Testing (C.T.) by 2026. This directive aims to enhance the efficiency, security, and reliability of the examination process.
June 09, 2025
This year鈥檚 GCSE candidates may be among the pupils most disadvantaged by the pandemic, teachers say.
June 06, 2025
The Ministry of Education (MEC) launched, the National Exam for the Assessment of Medical Training ( Enamed ) , which aims to establish a unified instrument for the assessment of medical training in Brazil . Its results may be used for access to medical residency programs.
June 05, 2025
The measure seeks to end "grade inflation" in certain educational institutions, due to the significant increase in students with GPAs above 6.0 in recent years.
June 04, 2025
The Lagos State government has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the declining performance of students in state-owned schools in the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO). It has challenged school principals, their deputies, and students to be more committed to their responsibilities.
June 03, 2025
A UK-based exam board has become the first in the world to formally introduce general qualifications in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at both International GCSE and A Level. The initiative, spearheaded by the Learning Resource Network (LRN), offers structured AI education for students aged 14鈥19 through approved schools and centres worldwide.
June 03, 2025
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is transforming its records and information management, making systems and processes more user-centric and aligned to existing workflows.
May 30, 2025
In light of the ongoing debate surrounding the quality of public education in Chile, a group of alumni from the Federico Santa Mar铆a Technical University, civil engineers from various fields, published a study analyzing the results of all university entrance exams administered over the past 20 years. One of their main conclusions is that, despite changes in the tests administered, the public-private gap persists.
May 29, 2025
Fenprof warned today that many students are being assessed in national tests on content they have not yet learned, because classes are still taking place or because they spent the year without a teacher.
May 28, 2025
The timetable for May/June SCCE 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) was released.
May 28, 2025
The National Examinations Council (NECO) announced the rescheduling of the National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges.
May 27, 2025
The children鈥檚 commissioner has joined Kyiv in lobbying the UK government to introduce a new GCSE in Ukrainian to help child refugees cope with the 鈥渋mmense upheaval鈥 of fleeing war in their country.
May 26, 2025
Cost of living, climate change and cybersecurity might be major challenges of our time, but the HSC courses addressing them are the ones most likely to be dropped when students start year 12.