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Regional Cooperation in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific

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Higher Education Regionalization in Asia Pacific

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A significant trend in the Asia-Pacific region is the rapid expansion of many higher education systems brought about by ever-increasing social demand due to population growth, democratization of secondary education, and the growing affluence of many countries in the region. As higher education systems expand, there is an urgent need to seek diverse sources of funding and resources. With the advancement of information and communication technologies and increased mobility of students and staff, higher education institutions from different countries are forming and developing strategic cooperation and collaboration to mobilize resources, to facilitate academic exchanges and to offer joint programs. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the different types of university exchanges and to analyze some of the regional cooperation initiatives that are initiated by intergovernmental as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

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  1. Molly N. N. Lee
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    John N. Hawkins (Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for International and Development Studies) (Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for International and Development Studies)

  2. Faculty of Social, University of Hong Kong, China

    Ka Ho Mok (Associate Dean and Professor) (Associate Dean and Professor)

  3. University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA

    Deane E. Neubauer (Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Senior Research Scholar) (Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Senior Research Scholar)

  4. Globalization Research Center (UHM), USA

    Deane E. Neubauer (Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Senior Research Scholar) (Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Senior Research Scholar)

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© 2012 John N. Hawkins, Ka Ho Mok, and Deane E. Neubauer

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Lee, M.N.N. (2012). Regional Cooperation in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific. In: Hawkins, J.N., Mok, K.H., Neubauer, D.E. (eds) Higher Education Regionalization in Asia Pacific. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311801_3

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