Rise of Universities in Asia

In an article in the May / June issue of Foreign Affairs, Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University, discusses the rise of universities in Asia, arguing that Asia is now focused on building universities can compete with the best in the world. Levin says that the top universities in developing countries is a tall order, but both China and India made substantial investments in developing higher education institutions \' universities achieve world class status by joining scholars who are world leaders in the fields Their .. In science, this means first-class facilities, adequate funding and competitive salaries and benefits \' China, he says, is to make substantial investments in all three fronts .. \' takes more than just a research capacity Develop nation economically, however. It requires well educated citizens wider perspective and dynamic entrepreneurs capable of independent thought and original. Leaders from China, in particular, were very explicit in recognizing that
two items missing from their universities: the width of multi-disciplinary and cultivate critical thinking \' traditional approaches to curriculum and pedagogy Asia can work well for line engineers training. and mid-level government officials, but they are less suited to promote leadership and innovation. Students who aspire to be leaders in business, medicine, law, government or academia need \' discipline \' of mind - the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, confront new facts, and to find creative ways to solve problems. Cultivating habits also requires students to be more than passive recipients of information, must learn to think for themselves \' India., He writes, has set five Indian Institute of Technology in 1950 and 1960, and May 10 in past 20 years. They are \' institutions for educating outstanding engineers \' said Levin, but not globally competitive in research. Policy \' egalitarian \' in India have made it difficult to develop world-class research uni
versities.Levin not believe that Romania has a strong advantage in China, though, and that is the freedom of college to pursue their intellectual interests and for both faculty and students to express and test \' unconventional and heretical theories \'. Asia \', Levin concludes, \' have increasing access to human, physical, and informational resources needed to create top universities. If they focus their resources on a handful of institutions rising, tap a pool of talent in the world, and embrace freedom of expression and freedom of inquiry, they will succeed in building world class universities \' this article site was written for Asia Business News. , 2point6billion.com. News is helped Dežan Shira \\ u0026amp; Associates, which did business in China for over 20 years.Dezan Shira keep China accountants and tax advisors in cities around China.