China's Lead in Higher Education: Much to Learn for India

Abstract

Higher education systems in India and China are boxed into rivalry as a matter of course: They have the two largest systems and are the largest "exporters" of international students. Both countries have made higher education an item of precedence, guided by planned shift towards knowledge economy. Then again, while China has held itself to exacting standards in the business of policy, India has yet to mature past unavailing attempts, which lead the system to go through the motions of attending to the most skeletal of the demands, and no more. China's ascent is remarkable in and of itself, without referencing scorecard keeping against India. More to the point, China's "long fought and hard won" battle proves to us that the centre-periphery paradigm in international education is not a foregone conclusion.

The Price of Aspirations: Education Migrants’ Pursuit of Higher Education in Hubei Province, China

“…Some scholars view this expansion as an 'educational miracle' that promotes further economic development, and economic and gender equality (e.g. Yue et al 2018;Yeravdekar and Tiwari 2014;OECD 2009). Others emphasise the precarious position of graduates in contemporary Chinese society, with a focus on difficult These studies show that rural parents and youth continue to believe in education as a driver of social mobility even if they face obstacles in gaining access to education (see also Kaland, this issue).…”

International Mapping of National Tertiary Education Internationalization Strategies and Plans (NTEISPs)

“…international mapping of nteisps limited unified policy guidance from the government (Mathews, 2014;Yeravdekar & Tiwari, 2014).…”

Ranking the Determinants for International Education Destination Decision of Indian Students: Application of Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process

“…Factors such as geographical location, cost of study, desired programme characteristics, quality degree programmes, higher education policies and culture were also found to be important in students' decisions while selecting international education destination (Liu et al, 2018;Macionis et al, 2019;Yeravdekar & Tiwari, 2014). Sometimes, students make decisions about foreign education based on the availability of sponsorship, including financial support from family (Lu et al, 2009).…”