IIE is pleased to announce the latest volume in the Global Education Research Reports Series, Asia: The Next Higher Education Superpower?, edited by Rajika Bhandari and Alessia Lefébure and published by IIE and the AIFS Foundation.

With the advent of a large middle class and new openness driven by economic imperatives, Asia appears to be shifting onto the world’s center stage. This book critically examines the local and global trends driving higher education policies in Asia and their impact on the local and regional knowledge economies. Featuring an impressive group of leading scholars, practitioners, and education policy experts these chapters look at how governments, universities, the private sector, and international organizations are responding to recent trends and meeting the diverse challenges and opportunities across the region.

Is Asia the Next Higher Education Superpower? –Kishore Mahbubani & Tan Eng Chye

Global University Rankings: Determining the Distance Between Asia and 'Superpower Status' in Higher Education –Miguel Lim

Internationalization in Asian Higher Education in the Era of Globalization –Futao Huang

Education Hubs in Asia: A Common Facade for Uncommon Futures –Jack T. Lee


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