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FIONA HYSLOP - MINISTER OF PROPAGANDA - 2009 CHINA TRIP
Why are Chinese students living in luxury when they can't house the HOMELESS Scots on our streets ?
Scotland's Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop, welcomed guests to a reception attended by representatives of many of Scotland's best universities. China is an important source of talent for Scotland's universities, with 5,000 Chinese students already studying there, and Scotland is keen to build on the link. Ms Hyslop emphasized that Scotland and China share a strong tradition of respect for learning, and she spoke to China.org about the establishment of 50 Saltire Scholarships, a bursary of £2,000 available to Chinese post-graduate students provided through matched funding from Scotland's universities and government.

She also announced the signing of a groundbreaking partnership between Shanghai University's College of Digital Arts – the first such dedicated facility in China – and the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland's centre of excellence in computer games education, and further committed to underpinning the excellence of academic research in Scottish institutions through a Scotland-China Higher Education Research Partnership for PhD studies which will be launched in 2009.

The position of Fiona Hyslop as the SNP’s Education Secretary has been hanging in the balance for months.

A likeable minister, Ms Hyslop has nonetheless come under increasing pressure over her role in the delivery of a number of high-profile policies.

There has been growing discontent from headteachers and teachers over the delivery of Scotland’s new curriculum – the biggest educational reform for a decade.
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