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Hawkins, J.N., Lee, M.N. (2016). Asian University Traditions. In: Shin, J., Teixeira, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_8-1

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