What’s New in Higher Education? Southeast Asia and Beyond
The inaugural issue of HESB looks at higher education reform in the region, following trends of internationalisation and massification. It also looks at how governance, financing, and university autonomy affect the pace of change in higher education, and how policy makers can make effective changes.
Singapore as a Hub for Developing Educational Leaders in Asia
The education landscape in Asia is rapidly transforming. Driven by the need to respond to the complexities of globalisation and technological change, education reform has…
Higher Education Reform in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities
Higher education is considered a long-term investment in human capital, usually involving a large budget. This often becomes a cause for concern for stakeholders, who…
Ranking and a Reconceptualisation of University “Reputation” in Thailand
Since Asiaweek magazine published reports on “The Best Universities in Asia” in 1997, international rankings of universities from various sources have been used as points…
The Rise of Transnational Higher Education in China
Realising the importance of creating a more conducive environment to produce high quality professional and globally competitive talents who can cope with the ever-changing social…
Managing Markets and Massification of Higher Education in India
The higher education system in India is at a stage of revival. The sector experienced an unprecedented expansion in this century. The double-digit annual growth…
Singapore’s Global Schoolhouse Aspirations
Singapore’s ‘Global Schoolhouse’ vision was outlined by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in a 2002 report. One of the sections in the report focused…
The Complex Diversity of Southeast Asian Post-Secondary Education
Are there common elements in the higher education realities of Southeast Asia? In fact, the region may even be more divergent than convergent. This can…
Technology and the New Learning Paradigm
I was intrigued by my recent experience of teaching a course to undergraduate students at the Singapore Management University (SMU). It has been more than…
Higher Education Trends and Tensions in Southeast Asia
Higher education throughout much of the world is expanding and changing at a dizzying pace — the situation in Southeast Asia is no exception. …