Open AccessThe Asian Higher Education Century?
Author(s) -
Philip G. Altbach
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2010.59.8493
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , language change , rest (music) , quality (philosophy) , world class , class (philosophy) , higher education , academic freedom , political science , development economics , economic growth , economics , computer science , law , medicine , engineering , linguistics , artificial intelligence , industrial engineering , philosophy , epistemology , politics , cardiology
Though the 2009 world university rankings showed a slight increase in the number of Asian universities, it does not automatically mean the rest of the world's university is deteriorating. Though different Asian countries take different strategies for improvement, and difficult to generalize, there are still impediments for the world-class quality: hierarchical relationships, a lower degree of academic freedom, less-selective promotion systems, less-interactive teaching methods, academic corruption in some countries, a use of local language, and lower salaries for academic professions would be impediments for the world-class quality.