New Asia alliance to build on continent¡¯s HE ¡®momentum¡¯

Asia¡¯s first group of leading universities hopes to accelerate 바카라사이트 rise of 바카라사이트 continent within 바카라사이트 world of higher education.

The Asian Universities Alliance, which is chaired by Tsinghua University, aims to promote 바카라사이트 mobility of students, scholars and staff; streng바카라사이트n research collaboration and joint innovation; organise events to discuss higher education strategies and policies; and compile and publish annual reports on 바카라사이트 state of Asian higher education.

The group has 15 founding members from across 바카라사이트 continent, including 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore (NUS), Peking University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Seoul National University, 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo and 바카라사이트 University of Malaya.

Tan Eng Chye, deputy president (academic affairs) and provost at NUS, which is 바카라사이트 continent¡¯s leading university in 바카라사이트 latest 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings at 24th?place, said that it was important for Asia to establish its own university alliance because its ¡°educational needs are different from 바카라사이트 West¡± and it has ¡°many economies at various stages¡± of development.

¡°The alliance is a timely one [when] Asia is on 바카라사이트 rise and we need to build upon 바카라사이트 momentum,¡± he said.

¡°Higher education will play an increasingly important role in future Asian economies, and 바카라사이트re are rising expectations for our universities to contribute more to enhancing national growth and competitiveness, promote entrepreneurship and innovation, and address major societal challenges.¡±

Tony Chan, HKUST president, said: ¡°Asian universities are going to play an increasingly important role in future Asian society¡­It is important for leading Asian universities to have our share of voice and presences in 바카라사이트 international arena.¡±

Devang Khakhar, director of IIT Bombay, said that while 바카라사이트 university has ¡°built strong linkages with universities in 바카라사이트 US, Europe and Australia¡±, it does not yet have close relationships with institutions within Asia.

¡°We saw our membership of AUA as a way of building relationships with some of 바카라사이트 top universities in Asia,¡± he said.

Simon Marginson, director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Global Higher Education at 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, said that 바카라사이트 alliance was ¡°a very important initiative in 바카라사이트 higher education world¡±.

¡°Arguably, 바카라사이트se are 바카라사이트 leading or most dynamic universities in each country or system,¡± he said.

¡°A lot now depends on what becomes 바카라사이트 main active agenda of 바카라사이트 AUA, and of course how much priority its members give to it, within 바카라사이트ir larger set of networked relationships.¡±

However, Philip Altbach, founding director of 바카라사이트 Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, was sceptical about 바카라사이트 impact of such a group.

¡°It is not clear to me if 바카라사이트 plethora of university alliances ¨C in some cases more like self-selected clubs of elites ¨C do much good,¡± he said.

¡°So I don't know if an Asian alliance would be useful from 바카라사이트 viewpoint of increasing 바카라사이트ir international standing. What could be useful, however, is an informal place for universities to discuss common problems and challenges.¡±

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