  Ninth in the Global Education Research Reports series, published by IIE and the AIFS Foundation, Asia: The Next Higher Education Superpower? critically examines the local and global trends driving higher education policies in Asia and their impact on the local and regional knowledge economies. Featuring an impressive group of leading scholars, practitioners, and education policy experts these chapters look at how governments, universities, the private sector, and international organizations are responding to recent trends and meeting the diverse challenges and opportunities across the region. This volume is edited by Rajika Bhandari, IIE’s Deputy Vice President for Research and Evaluation, and Alessia Lefébure, Director of the Alliance at Columbia University and Adjunct Professor at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs Table of Contents Forewords
Introduction
Chapter 1: Is Asia the Next Higher Education Superpower?
Chapter 2: Global University Rankings: Determining the Distance Between Asia and ‘Superpower Status’ in Higher Education
Chapter 3: The Knowledge Economy and the Transformational Dynamics of Education in Asia’s Emergent Economic Growth
Chapter 4: Systemic Challenges to Educational Quality and Global Competitiveness
Chapter 5: Internationalization in Asian Higher Education in the Era of Globalization
Chapter 6: Education Hubs in Asia: A Common Facade for Uncommon Futures
Chapter 7: Higher Education in India: Overcoming Mediocrity
Chapter 8: Locating Malaysia’s Place Within the ASEAN Higher Education Landscape: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Chapter 9: Vietnam’s Higher Education System in Transition: The Struggle to Achieve Potential
Chapter 10: Global Influences on the Internationalization of Higher Education in Japan: The Role of the Bologna Process and Other European Initiatives
Chapter 11: Role of Development Partners in Supporting Higher Education in Asia
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