Engineering Education in India: A Story of Contrasts

India is a federal republic comprised of 28 states and seven union territories. Education is managed through a partnership of the central and state governments. The central government establishes broad education policies and is increasingly responsible for regulating and maintaining standards in higher education. Federal…

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International Rankings and Chinese Higher Education Reform

China’s system of higher education has its modern-day roots in reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping soon after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Characterized by a reform agenda known as the Four Modernizations, Deng’s policies began a process that current higher education policymakers hope…

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University Rankings: Australia

On this page: The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Other resources: Australian Universities Network Student Outcome Indicators for the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund Hobsons The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research In November 2004, the Melbourne Institute of Applied…

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University Rankings: Hong Kong

Education 18.com & the Public Opinion Program In 2005 education18.com, a division of Media Education Info-Tech Co., Ltd, a consulting business for offshore education providers, produced its fifth annual survey of Cantonese-speaking public opinion on Hong Kong’s eight public universities. Methodology Public Opinion Program, a…

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University Rankings: Japan

Due to the highly selective nature of university admissions in Japan, the ranking of Japanese universities has historically been based exclusively on the stringency of entry requirements: the harder a university is to get into, the more prestigious it is considered. With the introduction of…

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