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AsiaEDU News Flash March 20th |
 AsiaEDU News Flash
Education Forum for Asia is an NGO that, since its origin in 2003, has been devoted to building bridges of communication in order to improve education throughout Asia and beyond. EFA is engaged in granting many scholarships to students throughout Asia each year, connecting different education groups in order to facilitate mutually beneficial exchanges, and increasing dialogue among many high level groups in order to assist in the development of education. To learn more about EFA, click here Around China Hu Jintao Pays Final Respects to Educator  | Hu Jintao attended a memorial service held for Sun Qimeng, a famous educator and social activist. Sun Qimeng passed away on March 2ndat the age of 100. For more details, click here. |
Number of Foreign Students in China Reaches New Record  | The number of foreign students coming to China to study over the past year is up 6.6%, reaching a record high in the history of the PRC. The increase in foreign students is a reflection of the rising influence and presence of China on the world stage. For more information, click here. |
More Internships for Vocational Students  | The Chinese Government is pushing for increased vocational internship opportunities to meet increasing demand for labor. They hope that this will enable students to get more experience early and be trained under safe and fair circumstances. For more information, click here. |
 | Shanghai to Provide Free Education to Children of Migrant Workers The Shanghai government has made a decision to offer free education to the children of migrant workers. A representative of the government gives a 20 minute interview on how and why they have reached this decision. To watch the video, click here. |
Events and Activities WorldBank approves education project in India  | The Education for All program has showed marked success throughout India as their standards of education are rapidly increasing and more and more children are gaining access to education everyday. As a result, WorldBank has agreed to give greater funding to the EFA project in India. For more information, click here. |
Prize Awarded for Increasing the Effectiveness of Teachers  | A prize, funded by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai, has been awarded to 3 individuals who have contributed to the effectiveness of teachers. The $270,000 prize was split between the 3 winners. For more information, click here. |
Around the World Many Pakistani Students Not Interested in US Scholarships  | Many students from Pakistan feel that by taking a scholarship in the USA and being subjected to a naked body scan, their dignity as a human being is being violated. Instead, Pakistan’s brightest students are choosing to go to universities in Europe and elsewhere. For more details, click here |
New bill for free education making its way through Japanese parliament | In Japan a bill is passing through parliament to make tuition free for public high school students and to provide allowances for families raising children. The DPJ expects the bill to pass through the upper house in a short time. For more information, click here. |
 | US Health Care Bill Includes Student Loan Reform During the passing of the recent USA Health Care Bill, a move to reform the structure of student loans was also put into the bill. The bill seeks to get more government involvement into student loans and make the loan process easier for students and cheaper by cutting out private middle men who charge high interest rates. For more information, click here. |
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