National Institute for Education Research and Policy
Changing Patterns in Asian Higher Education and the Role of Japan
Prof. Philip Altbach
Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College
Wednesday, 19 May 2004
15:00-17:00
At Meguro Main Office of NIER
English and consecutive translation into Japanese
Higher education in modern Asia was established under strong influence of Western higher education systems. In many countries with experiences of colonisation or invasion by foreign military forces had been forced to develop its higher education as subordinate systems. On the other hand, de-colonisation and national integration and establishment strengthened the individuality of those systems in the latter half of 20th Century. The trend of globalisation since 1990s, however, is changing the pattern of Asian higher education as most developed ‘international market’ both quantitatively and qualitatively. It is unclear how to perceive the contemporary patterns of Asian higher education and the role of Japan there.
Prof. Philip Altbach is a world leader of comparative higher education research, knowledgeable about reality of Asian higher education in the early stage, namely, since the end of 1960s. He is leading discussions on international trade of higher education from the viewpoint of system balance and higher education expert. Using this valuable occasion of his visit to Japan through invitation by UNESCO, we are planning to hear his view on the changing pattern of Asian higher education and the expected role of Japan.
Prof. Altbach will give another lecture titled Internationalization Strategies of US Universities at 14:00-16:00 at Kodaira Main Office of National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE). Please contact Prof. Akiyoshi Yonezawa of NIAD-UE () if you are interested in attending.