Regional Cooperation And Cross Border Collaboration In Higher Education In Asia

Download or read book Regional Cooperation and Cross-Border Collaboration in Higher Education in Asia written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investments in higher education (HE) to promote competitiveness and economic growth have spurred HE leaders to seek ways of effectively utilizing the available resources to raise quality and efficiency in HE. One widely advocated strategy to accomplish this is through greater regional cooperation and cross-border collaboration among HE institutions. Such collaborations may include student and faculty exchanges, dual and joint degree programs, twinning between pairs of universities, and the formation of university networks. This publication provides operational recommendations for supporting governments and universities in the region in pursuing regional cooperation and cross-border collaboration in HE development.