The rise in demand for higher education in the Asia-Pacific region is an undeniable reflection of the growing pace of globalization and the subsequent pressures

This book examines issues that have emerged as higher education systems and individual institutions across East Asia confront and adapt to the changing economic

East Asia is a most dynamic region and its fast developing higher education and research systems are gathering great momentum. East Asian higher education has c

Over the last decade, many local students have preferred to study overseas. This has caused governments to announce the creation of programs and developments in

This book assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies