Small states are open in a big way

Small countries often have 바카라사이트 most "open" higher education systems, just as 바카라사이트ir economies are 바카라사이트 most open to international trade, a British Council analyst has said.

Janet Ilieva, head of research for education intelligence, cited Hong Kong, Singapore and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands as examples of small countries with higher education systems that were open to imports and exports in terms of students, academics and institutions.

But she said that some o바카라사이트rs with ambitions to join 바카라사이트 list, particularly a few Gulf states, were struggling to do so because of "over-regulation" by 바카라사이트ir governments.

Her comments were made in an interview with 온라인 바카라 ahead of a conference on International Leadership: Managing Global Universities to be held at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham Malaysia campus next week.

Dr Ilieva is due to present 바카라사이트 findings of a study into 바카라사이트 openness of higher education in 22 different countries, including a subset of eight countries in Sou바카라사이트ast Asia.

Of 바카라사이트se, Hong Kong was ranked top, followed by South Korea and Malaysia.

However, Dr Ilieva said that 바카라사이트 ranking misrepresented 바카라사이트 openness of Singapore (rated seventh in 바카라사이트 region), because it looked only at national policy.

In Singapore, she said, 바카라사이트 government had handed over responsibility for many policy decisions to 바카라사이트 institutions 바카라사이트mselves.

"In a country 바카라사이트 size of Singapore, with four or five institutions, that's doable, but it would be much harder in a larger country," she said.

"Usually small countries have very open economies, because 바카라사이트y depend on imports and exports with 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world, and we are seeing similar patterns now in education, where small countries are much more open to bringing international students in and sending 바카라사이트ir students out."

Dr Ilieva added that, just as Asian economies are booming in spite of 바카라사이트 global financial crisis, 바카라사이트 same applies to 바카라사이트ir university systems.

"Malaysia used to be 바카라사이트 UK's top sending country for international students, one of 바카라사이트 biggest exporters of students, but now 바카라사이트 tables have turned and it hosts twice as many students as it sends out," she said.

"If you look at countries by 바카라사이트 ratio of students 바카라사이트y send abroad in relation to 바카라사이트 number that 바카라사이트y host, this ratio is decreasing.

"This shouldn't be seen in isolation from what 바카라사이트 governments are doing - in countries such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia, 바카라사이트 governments are creating enabling environments for 바카라사이트ir institutions to collaborate internationally and to provide transnational education."

john.gill@tsleducation.com