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.
May 23, 2025
In three of the 鈥楤ig Four鈥 English destinations 鈥 the United States, Canada and Australia 鈥 the percentage of enrolment by international postgraduate students fell by double digits in the January to March 2025 intake, says a new study published today. By contrast, Britain saw an 8% increase in this period, which accounts for one-third of all international enrolments.
May 22, 2025
To expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Equatorial Guinea.
May 21, 2025
Exam season has begun for hundreds of thousands of GCSE students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Here is everything you need to know.
May 20, 2025
Students who wish to apply for direct admission to secondary schools and junior colleges (JCs) may do so from May 7.
May 19, 2025
71 schools have applied to the Ministry of Education to try out the new teaching method, with another 11 still in negotiations. They will test all the new features introduced, which the ministry wants to bring to every classroom in the Czech Republic.