What defines a global "superpower"? In the past, it was the size of national armies or possession of nuclear weapons.
But now there is a more important (and peaceful) benchmark: the size and prestige of university systems.
And, while the US is still the global higher education "superpower", China will soon be knocking it off top spot if current trends continue. ……… rapidly China is moving through the field in the higher education race. It should be a wake-up call to universities and governments around the world……….. China is now the largest higher education system in the world: it awards more university degrees than the US and India combined. ……. The rate of university expansion has been beyond anything anyone in the West can easily imagine. ……Meanwhile China now has three universities in the top 100 plus another two if you include Hong Kong. Across Asia as a whole, the number of universities in the top 100 has risen to 13. [View Full Article]
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