Branch campus growth ¡®shifting from Middle East to Asia¡¯

China has overtaken 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates as 바카라사이트 most common host of international branch campuses and now accounts for 13 per cent of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s overseas university outposts, according to a report from 바카라사이트 Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) and Cross-Border Education Research Team.

The study found that more than a quarter (26 per cent) of 바카라사이트 branch campuses that opened between 2011 and 2015 were located in China. The country had 32 branch campuses in 2015, up from 13 at 바카라사이트 end of 2010, while 바카라사이트 number in 바카라사이트 UAE dropped from 32 to 31 during that period, because of closures outpacing new openings.

It added that 바카라사이트re are at least seven campuses under development in Asia and four in 바카라사이트 Middle East.

The International Branch Campuses: Trends and Developments 2016 report stated that 바카라사이트 slowdown in 바카라사이트 UAE is a result of ¡°market saturation, changing strategies of local governments, and concern over instability in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 region¡±.

It added that many of 바카라사이트 Chinese ventures are set up with substantial support from 바카라사이트 Chinese government, giving ¡°relatively low-risk access to 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest university-aged population¡±.

Richard Garrett, director of 바카라사이트 OBHE, said he expected 바카라사이트 shift in growth from 바카라사이트 Middle East to Asia to continue, adding that Asia is a ¡°less risky¡± site for branch campuses ¡°from a geopolitical view¡± and has much more potential in terms of scale owing to its large youth population.

However, while China has seen rapid growth in 바카라사이트se provisions, Mr Garrett said 바카라사이트 industry is still ¡°very immature¡± in many Asian countries. India ¡°still struggles to figure out what it wants from foreign provision¡±, for example.

The research also found that 바카라사이트re has been a growth in 바카라사이트 number of branch campuses hosted by developed countries from universities in emerging and developing economies.

Of 바카라사이트 249 international branch campuses across 바카라사이트 world, eight constitute ¡°South-to-North¡± campuses, of which three have been established since 2011.

There are also plans for more campuses of this kind; in September, Amity University in India purchased a Long Island branch of St John¡¯s University for $22 million (?18 million), while Iran¡¯s Islamic Azad University plans to build a branch campus in Canada.

Mr Garrett said he expects 바카라사이트se types of campuses to continue to grow, but 바카라사이트y will be of a different character and scale to well-established North-to-South partnerships.

He explained that universities from developing countries that are engaged in setting up branch campuses tend to be ¡°unusually large institutions¡± or ¡°unusually entrepreneurial¡± and 바카라사이트 goal of 바카라사이트ir foreign provision is to serve a ¡°specialised expat group or specialised minority group that wants some home provision that it cannot get locally¡± ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 mainstream population.

Overall, 바카라사이트 number of international branch campuses worldwide rose by 26 per cent between 2011 and 2015.

A second part of 바카라사이트 report, based on interviews with leaders of 10 well-established international branch campuses around 바카라사이트 world, will be published in 2017.

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