Higher Education in Asia
2022-10/04* To be published in July, 2023
Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) launched an English journal entitled Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR) in June 2006. The journal is published twice a year through John Wiley & Sons. Visit the journal website (Wiley Online Library) for more information.
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The AEPR Conference on “Higher Education in Asia” was held online on September 30, inviting national and international experts.
Human resources play an important role in enhancing a country’s competitiveness. Education is the foundation for strengthening these human resources. This year’s conference focused on the issue of higher education, which is key to the future of the Asian economy. Specifically, there were active discussions on the current status and prospects of higher education in Japan, China, Thailand, and Malaysia, as well as reports on case studies from the United States.
Papers submitted to the conference will be added to and revised based on the discussions at the conference, reviewed by the editors, and published in July 2023.
Articles under consideration to be published in this issue (Working Paper)
Editors’ Overview
Takatoshi ITO (Columbia University)
Kazumasa IWATA (Japan Center for Economic Research)
Colin MCKENZIE (Keio University)
Shujiro URATA (Waseda University)
Emerging and Near Future Challenges of Higher Education in East Asia
Hugo HORTA (University of Hong Kong)
What Can Students Gain from China’s Higher Education?
Hongbin LI (Stanford University)
Higher Education and Economic and Fiscal Policy in Japan
Akiyoshi YONEZAWA (Tohoku University)
University-Industry Collaboration in Thailand: Policy and Sectoral Analysis
Patarapong INTERAKUMNERD (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
Transforming Malaysia’s Higher Education: Policies and Progress
Siew Yean THAM (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute)
Pui Yee CHONG (Universiti Tenaga Nasional)
