FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE 11
Riding the waves of change
In a world fraught with disruptions, what does the future of higher education look like?
This issue takes a broad overview of the future of higher education in Southeast Asia and beyond. We have invited leading thinkers from across the globe to pen their thoughts on the challenges and anticipated big shifts in higher education, such as foreign student enrolment, private higher education institutions and liberal arts education.
In this issue:
What’s the University for? An Age-Old Question in the COVID-19 Age
Jason Tan and Loke Hoe Yeong attempt to answer the vexing question — what role universities should and will play in an era of skills-based education?
Myanmar’s Higher Education System: Reforms Deformed by the COVID-Coup Conundrum
Mark Brown discusses the systemic, deep and likely long-lasting impact of the military coup on higher education reforms in Myanmar.
Private Higher Education in Developing Economies in Southeast Asia: Challenges to and Prospects for its Sustainability in a Post-Pandemic World
Maria Alicia Bustos-Orosa provides an overview of the private higher education space in developing Southeast Asia.
…and many more.
