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• India crosses administration of 100 crore coronavirus vaccine doses.
• Vietnam starts vaccinating children to reopen schools. 
• Japan allocates $5 million to boost primary education in Bangladesh.
• The Government of Nepal and the World Bank launch the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP) to improve higher education in Nepal.
• With a slowdown in infection rates, Kenya lifts COVID-19 restrictions.
• UK government to inject an additional £55 million to improve Tanzania’s education sector.
• Russia’s capital Moscow enters a 10-day partial lockdown starting October 28, 2021.
• Australia is mulling over flexibility in visa reforms to help offshore students get post-study work rights.

ASIA UPDATES: India Administers 100 Crore Coronavirus Vaccination Doses

• India crosses a vital milestone in combating COVID-19 as it administers 100 crore coronavirus vaccines. 
• Thailand to lift quarantine restrictions from November 1, 2021, for fully vaccinated travelers from more than 40 countries.
• After closure for a prolonged period due to COVID-19, Vietnam started vaccinating children to reopen schools.
• The Philippines government plans on inoculating at least 90% of teachers, students, and other education staff by November end. 
• The Government of Nepal and the World Bank launch a $60 million Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP) to improve the country’s higher education.
• Japan allocates $5 million to promote primary education in Bangladesh.

AFRICA UPDATES: Kenya Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions

• The Nigerian Government approves N30 billion to reduce challenges and boost the country’s polytechnics and colleges of education. With this, the Nigerian government joins hands with the Republic of Korea to initiate a new project with an estimated budget of $10.41 million to improve multimedia learning and teaching in six Nigerian states.
• Tanzania’s Higher Education Students’ Loan Board (HESLB) releases the list of 7,364 first-year students eligible for loans for the FY 2021-22 academic year.
• Rwanda’s Higher Education Council allows the University of Gitwe to resume academic activities after closure for a year and a half. 
• With a slowdown in infection rates, Kenya lifts COVID-19 restrictions.
• Government of UK to inject an additional £55 million to propel Tanzania’s education sector.
• Rwanda has completed the construction of 22,214 classrooms till now, which is 98.86% of the year-end target.
• The students of Rhodes University, South Africa may be required to submit the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination before returning to the classroom for face-to-face learning.

To help you stay abreast of all the education-related news and development in the African region, the MLEC Africa team of in-house experts have curated the monthly report. Click here to download the full report. 

EURASIA UPDATES: Moscow Enters A 10-Day Partial Lockdown

• According to a study, ‘Education Overseas-An Evolving Journey’ by Western Union, one in five students prefer new study destinations such as Turkey, Spain and Ireland. 
• With the surge in infection cases, Russia’s capital Moscow enters a 10-day partial lockdown starting October 28, 2021. 
• 11 Hungarian institutions feature in the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022. The list includes 698 universities across the globe.

STUDY DESTINATIONS UPDATE: Australia Mulling Over Visa Reforms To Help Offshore Students

• As per the UUKi report, the number of international students enrolling for UK transnational education programs in 2019-20 grew by approx. 10.6% as compared to the previous academic year.
• Indian and UK universities tie-up for transnational education. This collaboration is expected to encourage ties between the varsities in Uttar Pradesh and UK in the higher education space. 
• Australia is mulling over flexibility in visa reforms to help offshore students get post-study work rights. 
  The Australian state, Queensland, aims to allow foreign students for the new academic year. 

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